Discharge of treated Fukushima nuclear accident contaminated water: macroscopic and microscopic simulations
Yi Liu, Xue-Qing Guo, Sun-Wei Li, Jianmin Zhang, Zhen Hu
Abstract
The diffusion process of the treated Fukushima nuclear accident contaminated water to be discharged into the Pacific Ocean from 2023 is analyzed by two analysis models from macroscopic and microscopic perspectives. Results show that the tritium will spread to the whole North Pacific in 1200 days, which is important to formulate global coping strategies.
Topics & Concepts
Fukushima Nuclear AccidentContaminated waterEnvironmental scienceNuclear engineeringContaminationOceanographyNuclear physicsEnvironmental chemistryPhysicsChemistryGeologyBiologyEcologyEngineeringNuclear power plantRadioactive contamination and transferIsotope Analysis in EcologyAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics