Radiological and ecological consequences of a hypothetical nuclear submarine accident in the Eastern Mediterranean

IF 1.6 3区化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-08-28 DOI:10.1007/s10967-025-10350-5

Akbar Abbasi, Fatemeh Mirekhtiary, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Serap Maden, Ahmed H. Ali

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Abstract

A hypothetical accident involving a nuclear power submarine (NPS) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea was described. The dispersion model used for simulating the dispersal of man-made radionuclides was the hybrid single-particle Lagrangian integrated trajectory (HYSPLIT) code. “Environmental Risk from Ionising Contaminants: Assessment and Management” (ERICA) tools were employed to evaluate issues related to sea health and potential hazards in the event of an accident. The distribution models for radionuclides ¹³⁷Cs, ¹³⁴Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, and ¹³¹I were simulated, and their results were used in ERICA tools to predict radiation risks to marine biota. Among these species, the highest internal dose rates were observed in macroalgae (1.67 × 10⁵ µGy h⁻¹) and the highest external dose rates in polychaete worms (2.79 × 10⁴ µGy h⁻¹). Dose accumulation in all organisms exceeded the screening value.

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东地中海假想核潜艇事故的辐射和生态后果

本文描述了一艘核动力潜艇（NPS）在东地中海发生的假想事故。用于模拟人造放射性核素扩散的色散模型是混合单粒子拉格朗日积分轨迹（HYSPLIT）代码。使用“电离污染物造成的环境风险：评估和管理” （ERICA）工具来评估与海洋健康有关的问题和发生事故时的潜在危害。模拟了放射性核素137Cs、134Cs、90Sr和131I的分布模型，并将其结果用于ERICA工具中预测海洋生物的辐射风险。其中，内剂量率最高的是巨藻（1.67 × 105µGy h−1），外剂量率最高的是多毛类蠕虫（2.79 × 104µGy h−1）。所有生物的剂量累积量均超过筛选值。

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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 化学-分析化学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

18.80%

发文量

504

审稿时长

2.2 months

期刊介绍： An international periodical publishing original papers, letters, review papers and short communications on nuclear chemistry. The subjects covered include: Nuclear chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radiation chemistry, Radiobiological chemistry, Environmental radiochemistry, Production and control of radioisotopes and labelled compounds, Nuclear power plant chemistry, Nuclear fuel chemistry, Radioanalytical chemistry, Radiation detection and measurement, Nuclear instrumentation and automation, etc.