Review of the atmospheric radioactivity monitoring at Nuclear Science Research Institute, following the Fukushima accident

Okura, Takehisa ; Feistenauer, P.*; Meisenberg, O.*; Shinonaga, Taeko*; Tschiersch, J.*

The atmospheric radioactivity monitoring at Nuclear Science Research Institute, following the Fukushima accident was reviewed in this study. Comparison with measurement result of the filters at Helmholz Zentrum Muenchen (Germay) was made in order to discuss how to make an estimate of background under contaminated circumstance soon after the accident. Values of each other for samples with important level to estimate internal exposure was consistent; this points to that the adopted method to estimate background was appropriate. But some of samples with relative lower level were incompatible with each other. Penetration of radiocesium aerosols through HE-40TA was discussed with size distribution of radiocesium aerosols and characteristics of HE-40TA. Size distributions of radiocesium aerosols were evaluated experimentally, separated from HE-40TA and collected into a cascade impactor. The penetration was estimated by about 1% - 5%.