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Title: Atmospheric plume progression as a function of time and distance from the release point for radioactive isotopes

Journal Article · · Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 148:123-129

The International Monitoring System contains up to 80 stations around the world that have aerosol and xenon monitoring systems designed to detect releases of radioactive materials to the atmosphere from nuclear tests. A rule of thumb description of plume concentration and duration versus time and distance from the release point is useful when designing and deploying new sample collection systems. This paper uses plume development from atmospheric transport modeling to provide a power-law rule describing atmospheric dilution factors as a function of distance from the release point.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1203863
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-107734; 400403909
Journal Information:
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 148:123-129, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 148:123-129
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English