Global radioxenon emission inventory based on nuclear power reactor reports.
Atmospheric radioactivity is monitored for the verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, with xenon isotopes 131mXe, 133Xe, 133mXe and 135Xe serving as important indicators of nuclear explosions. The treaty-relevant interpretation of atmospheric concentrations of radioxenon is enhanced by quantifying radioxenon emissions released from civilian facilities. This paper presents the first global radioxenon emission inventory for nuclear power plants, based on North American and European emission reports for the years 1995-2005. Estimations were made for all power plant sites for which emission data were unavailable. According to this inventory, a total of 1.3PBq of radioxenon isotopes are released by nuclear power plants as continuous or pulsed emissions in a generic year.
Kalinowski
Martin B
MB
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Center for Science and Peace Research, University of Hamburg, Beim Schlump 83, 20144 Hamburg, Germany. martin.kalinowski@uni-hamburg.de
Tuma
Matthias P
MP
D000392:Air Movements; D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012016:Reference Values; D014978:Xenon / Q000737:chemistry*; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes; D014978:Xenon