Compositional and structural analysis of Fukushima-derived particulates using high-resolution x-ray imaging and synchrotron characterisation techniques.

ABSTRACT: Both the three-dimensional internal structure and elemental distribution of near-field radioactive fallout particulate material released during the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is analysed using combined high-resolution laboratory and synchrotron radiation x-ray techniques. Results from this study allow for the proposition of the likely formation mechanism of the particles, as well as the potential risks associated with their existence in the environment, and the likely implications for future planned reactor decommissioning. A suite of particles is analyzed from a locality 2 km from the north-western perimeter of the site - north of the primary contaminant plume in an area formerly attributed to being contaminated by fallout from reactor Unit 1. The par

SUBMITTER: Martin PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994464 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature