Assessment of environmental impact from radioactive effluents discharged by the Hanbit nuclear power plants in Korea: analyzing annual reports from nuclear power plants and radioactivity data from environmental monitoring organizations.

IF 0.8 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Radiation protection dosimetry Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncaf011

Na Young Lee, Tae Young Kong

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Abstract

The aim of this comprehensive study was to analyze the annual effective doses to the public due to radioactive effluents discharged from the Hanbit nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Korea and identify potential improvements for the current environmental radiation monitoring system. We meticulously analyzed the amount of radioactive effluents discharged from the Hanbit NPPs and their resulting doses to the public for a decade (2014-23). Carbon-14, which accounted for only 1.90% of the total activity in radioactive effluents, contributed 88.53% of the annual effective doses to the public. This impact was significantly larger than that of tritium, which constituted most of the radioactive effluents. We propose potential improvements for the environmental monitoring system, including an increase in monitoring points and cycles of the seawater and seabed sediments to consider the characteristics of oceanic dispersion and the implementation of a radioactivity analysis of carbon-14 in ingestion and respiration-related environmental samples.

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Radiation protection dosimetry 环境科学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

10.00%

发文量

223

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Radiation Protection Dosimetry covers all aspects of personal and environmental dosimetry and monitoring, for both ionising and non-ionising radiations. This includes biological aspects, physical concepts, biophysical dosimetry, external and internal personal dosimetry and monitoring, environmental and workplace monitoring, accident dosimetry, and dosimetry related to the protection of patients. Particular emphasis is placed on papers covering the fundamentals of dosimetry; units, radiation quantities and conversion factors. Papers covering archaeological dating are included only if the fundamental measurement method or technique, such as thermoluminescence, has direct application to personal dosimetry measurements. Papers covering the dosimetric aspects of radon or other naturally occurring radioactive materials and low level radiation are included. Animal experiments and ecological sample measurements are not included unless there is a significant relevant content reason.