RADIATION & RISK
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About the Journal : 2013 : vol. 22, No. 4 : Accumulation of radionuclides by plants in the area for testing radiological warfare substances at the Semipalatinsk test site

Accumulation of radionuclides by plants in the area for testing radiological warfare substances at the Semipalatinsk test site

«Radiation and Risk», 2013, vol. 22, No. 4, pp.60-65

Authors

Larionova N.V.1 – Head of Lab., Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology of National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov. Contacts:
2 Krasnoarmeyskaya str., Kurchatov, Republic of Kazakhstan, 071100. Tel.: (72251) 2-34-13; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Lukashenko S.N.1 – Director. IRSE NNC RK, Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology of National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov.
Sanzharova N.I.2 – Deputy Director, Corresponding Member of RAAS, D.Sc., Biol., Prof. RIARAE., Russian Institute of Agricultural Radiology and Agroecology, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Obninsk.

Abstract

Results of study of radionuclides transfer from soil to plants in the area for testing radiological warfare substances ("4a" site) are presented in the article. Accumulation factors for 241Am, 137Cs and 90Sr are given in the paper. Difference in the accumulation of 90Sr by some plants was observed. Accumulation factor for 137Cs and 90Sr characteristic for the area under study and internationally recognized data were compared.

Key words
Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS), radioecology, radiocontamination, 241Am, 137Cs, 90Sr, soil, plant, accumulation factors (AF).

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