Opening Fukushima floodgates: Modelling 137Cs impact in marine biota
R. Periáñez, Fangli Qiao, Chang Zhao, G. de With, Kyung‐Tae Jung, Chalermrat Sangmanee, Guansuo Wang, Changshui Xia, Min Zhang
Abstract
Cs released with the waters which were used to cool Fukushima reactors. These stored waters will be released to the Pacific Ocean according to Japanese government plans. The radionuclide transport model is Lagrangian and includes radionuclide interactions with sediments and an integrated dynamic foodweb model for biota uptake. Calculations made from a conservative approach indicate that expected concentrations in sediments and marine fish would be orders of magnitude below those detected after Fukushima accident and also lower than those resulting from global fallout background.
Topics & Concepts
BiotaRadionuclideEnvironmental scienceFukushima Nuclear AccidentOceanographyEcologyGeologyBiologyNuclear power plantNuclear physicsPhysicsRadioactive contamination and transferRadioactivity and Radon MeasurementsIsotope Analysis in Ecology