title: Tritium release during nuclear power operation in China.
abstract: Overviews were evaluated of tritium releases and related doses to the public from airborne and liquid effluents from nuclear power plants on the mainland of China before 2009. The differences between tritium releases from various nuclear power plants were also evaluated. The tritium releases are mainly from liquid pathways for pressurised water reactors, but tritium releases between airborne and liquid effluents are comparable for heavy water reactors. The airborne release from a heavy water reactor is obviously higher than that from a pressurised water reactor.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear and Radiation Safety Centre, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Beijing 100082, People's Republic of China. yangdao69@gmail.com
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014316:Tritium / Q000032:analysis*; D014878:Water Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D014316:Tritium