title: Assessing deposition levels of 55Fe, 60Co and 63Ni in the Ignalina NPP environment.
abstract: Two RBMK-1500 reactor units operated in Lithuania in the 1987-2004 period (one of them was stopped for decommissioning in 2004). This study presents a preliminary investigation of surface deposition density levels of (55)Fe and (63)Ni in moss samples collected in the close vicinity of the Ignalina NPP. Non-destructive analysis by the HPGe gamma-spectrometry was followed by radiochemical separation. Radiochemical analysis was based on anion-exchange and extraction chromatography. (55)Fe and (63)Ni activities were measured by liquid scintillation counting (LSC). The results indicate that the deposition values of (55)Fe are generally higher than those of (60)Co and (63)Ni.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear and Environmental Radioactivity Research Laboratory, Institute of Physics, Savanoriu Avenue 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania. gudelis@ktl.mii.lt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gudelis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Druteikiene
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luksiene
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gvozdaite
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazeika
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Petrosius
mesh_terms: D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D005843:Geography; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008097:Lithuania; D009532:Nickel / Q000032:analysis*; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D009532:Nickel; D007501:Iron