Isotopic evidence of plutonium release into the environment from the Fukushima DNPP accident

Zheng, Jian; Tagami, Keiko; Watanabe, Yoshito; Uchida, Shigeo; Aono, Tatsuo; Ishii, Nobuyoshi; Yoshida, Satoshi; Kubota, Yoshihisa; Fuma, Shoichi; Ihara, Sadao

doi:10.1038/srep00304

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Isotopic evidence of plutonium release into the environment from the Fukushima DNPP accident

Published in Scientific Reports • Mar 8, 2012

Authors:

Jian Zheng

Keiko Tagami

Yoshito Watanabe

Abstract

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (DNPP) accident caused massive releases of radioactivity into the environment. The released highly volatile fission products, such as (129m)Te, (131)I, (134)Cs, (136)Cs and (137)Cs were found to be widely distributed in Fukushima and its adjacent prefectures...

Subject

Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Plutonium

Environmental science

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