Assessment of the radiological impact of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Italy

Autor(en)

A. Petraglia, Carlo Sabbarese, Mario De Cesare, Nicola De Cesare, Francesca Quinto, Filippo Terrasi, Antonio D'Onofrio, Peter Steier, L. Keith Fifield, Adolfo M. Esposito

Abstrakt

The assessment of the radiological impact of a decommissioned nuclear power plant is presented here through the results of an environmental monitoring survey carried out in the area surrounding the Garigliano Power Plant. The levels of radioactivity in soil, water, air and other environmental matrices are shown, in which alpha, beta and gamma activity and the gamma equivalent dose rate are measured. Radioactivity levels of the samples from the Garigliano area are analyzed and then compared with those from a control zone situated more than 100 km away. Moreover, a comparison is made with a previous survey carried out in 2001. The analyses and comparisons show no significant alteration in the radiological characteristics of the area surrounding the plant, with the overall radioactivity depending mainly on the global fallout and natural sources.

Organisation(en)

Isotopenphysik

Externe Organisation(en)

Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Australian National University, Società Gestione Impianti Nucleari

Journal

Radioprotection

Band

47

Seiten

285-297

Anzahl der Seiten

13

ISSN

0033-8451

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2012010

Publikationsdatum

2012

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103014 Kernphysik

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/2c444365-4a8c-4506-b235-d4c44ab6a9b8