title: Radiological effluents released and public doses from nuclear power plants in Korea.
abstract: As of the end of 2010, there were 20 commercially operating nuclear reactors in Korea. Releases of radioactive effluents from nuclear power plants (NPPs) have increased continuously; the total radioactivity of effluent amount released in 2010 was 547.12 TBq. From 2001 to 2010, the annual average radioactivity of gaseous and liquid effluents per reactor was 11.61 TBq for pressurised water reactors and 118.12 TBq for pressurised heavy water reactors. Most of the radioactivity from gaseous and liquid effluents came from tritium. Based on the results of release trends and analyses, the characteristics of effluents have been investigated to improve the management of radioactive effluents from NPPs.
authors.affiliation: KHNP Central Research Institute, 25-1, Jangdong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Kwon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Hee Geun
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Tae Young
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Jong Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Goung Jin
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014316:Tritium / Q000032:analysis; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D014878:Water Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D014316:Tritium