ENVIRONMENTAL TRITIUM IN THE URAL REGION: CURRENT SITUATION AND RADIATION PROTECTION ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES

  • A. Yanov South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation. South Ural Institute of Biophysics, Ozersk yanov@subi.su
  • V. Vostrotin Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Ozersk, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation vostrotin@subi.su
  • L. Finashov Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Ozersk, Chelyabinsk region, Russian Federation finashov@subi.su
Keywords: tritium, intervention level, radiation protection, organically bound tritium, nuclear fuel cycle.

Abstract

Aim. To study current situation and prospective analysis of environmental tritium in the Ural region considering radiation protection. Results. Examination of water bodies, air, and population shows that for most environmental objects in the Ural region tritium volumetric activity does not exceed intervention level. However, there are natural objects with tritium volumetric activity much higher than background levels. Conclusion. The prospective analysis of tritium distribution in environmental objects has shown that, considering radiation protection, the most effective studies should be performed in accordance with R.709 document by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation “Biological effects of selected internal emitters”.

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Published
2016-06-01
How to Cite
Yanov, A., Vostrotin, V., & Finashov, L. (2016). ENVIRONMENTAL TRITIUM IN THE URAL REGION: CURRENT SITUATION AND RADIATION PROTECTION ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES. Human. Sport. Medicine, 16(2), 85-99. https://doi.org/10.14529/hsm160209
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Radiological protection