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Chemical Composition of$$^{14}$$C in Airborne Release from the Tokai Reprocessing Plant, Japan

Koarashi, Jun   ; Akiyama, Kiyomitsu; Asano, Tomohiro; Kobayashi, Hirohide 

Fuel reprocessing plant is one of the most important sources of anthropogenic$$^{14}$$C in the environment. A method was developed to determine the amount and chemical composition of airborne $$^{14}$$C release from the Tokai reprocessing plant, Japan. Effluent monitoring using the method showed most of the $$^{14}$$C is released in CO$$_{2}$$ form and the ratio of $$^{14}$$C in hydrocarbons to the total is less than 3%, not depending on the type of fuel reprocessed. This evaluation would provide improved information on dynamical behavior of $$^{14}$$C in the environment and assessment of radioecological impact from nuclear fuel cycle.

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