Long‐term mental health crisis among municipal public employees caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident and subsequent disasters: Questionnaire survey 10 years postdisaster [PDF]
The results of this study showed that the psychological burden on MPEs was particularly severe after the nuclear accident and subsequent disasters. We summarized five common risk factors in all disasters and seven additional risk factors in cases of nuclear accidents that cause severe psychological stress in MPEs.
Noriko Setou +5 more
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Fukushima and Chernobyl: Similarities and Differences of Radiocesium Behavior in the Soil–Water Environment [PDF]
In the wake of Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, radiocesium has become a radionuclide of most environmental concern. The ease with which this radionuclide moves through the environment and is taken up by plants and animals is governed by its chemical ...
Alexei Konoplev
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Assessment of the radiological impact of a decommissioning nuclear power plant in Italy [PDF]
The assessment of the radiological impact of a decommissioning Nuclear Power Plant is presented here through the results of an environmental monitoring survey carried out in the area surrounding the Garigliano Power Plant.
D'Onofrio, A. +9 more
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A democratic nuclear energy transition? Public participation in nuclear activities
Abstract Governments, local authorities and civil society organizations are becoming increasingly vocal regarding the domestic and transboundary risks that nuclear power represents to health and the environment. While participatory rights are gaining importance in the nuclear sector, nuclear‐related activities have been at the centre of inconsistencies
Leslie‐Anne Duvic‐Paoli +1 more
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Radiocarbon releases from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident [PDF]
Radiocarbon activities were measured in annual tree rings for the years 2009 to 2015 from Japanese cedar trees (Cryptomeria japonica) collected at six sites ranging from 2.5–38 km northwest and north of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The 14C
Cook, Gordon T. +10 more
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Summary Black yeasts are among the most stress‐tolerant organisms of the planet, thriving under all types of terrestrial habitats and extreme environments. Yet, their global patterns and ecology remain far less studied, limiting our capacity to identify the main environmental drivers of these important organisms across biomes.
Claudia Coleine +3 more
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DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. CHERNOBYL CASE
The Project Management methodology became one of the bases for the development of the ChNPP. The subject of research is the process of development the project management capability for infrastructure program based on the Chernobyl case.
Sergey Bushuyev +2 more
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Radionuclides contamination of leaves of woody plants growing within the CHNPP cooling pond [PDF]
The data on the state of radioactive contamination of leaves of plants growing directly on the territory of the drained part of the cooling pond of the Chernobyl NPP are presented.
V. K. Shynkarenko +3 more
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Unusual evolution of tree frog populations in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
Abstract Despite the ubiquity of pollutants in the environment, their long‐term ecological consequences are not always clear and still poorly studied. This is the case concerning the radioactive contamination of the environment following the major nuclear accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Clément Car +11 more
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On the possible geological and geophysical risks and prospects of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Scientific and engineering center of radiohydrogeogeological polygon studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Evidence and mechanisms of the potential influence of local depression (micro-geodynamic) zones on the NPP safety were ...
V. M. Shestopalov
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