From early April 2020, wildfires raged in the highly contaminated areas around the
Chernobyl nuclear power plant (CNPP), Ukraine. For about 4 weeks, the fires spread around …

The long term dynamics of radiocesium in typical forest ecosystems was studied in the
radioactive contaminated areas in Fukushima Prefecture. Six observations sites located in …

Thirty-five years after the accident, large forest areas in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone still
contain huge amounts of radionuclides released from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant …

This study analyzes the variability of 137 Cs and 90 Sr concentrations in wood and their
radial distributions in the trunks of Scots pine and Silver birch trees in the small uniformly …

Abstract The East Ural Radioactive Trace (EURT) resulted from the explosion at the Mayak
Production Association in September 1957 (the Kyshtym accident). The majority of the Scots …

Following the nuclear disaster of 1986, forests have established throughout the abandoned
agricultural landscapes within Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ). However, they are yet to …

This study was conducted in 2010–2020 at the head of the East Ural Radioactive Trace
(EURT), which was formed in 1957 as a result of the Kyshtym accident at the Mayak …

The current state of forest stands has been assessed in the most polluted part of East Ural
Radioactive Trace (EURT) formed as a result of the Kyshtym accident in 1957. The main …

Questions Nuclear power is under increasing consideration in many countries because it is
a low‐carbon strategy to satisfy growing energy demands. Yet, the long‐term environmental …

In this chapter, we review the scales, levels of contamination of forest ecosystems with
radiocesium, and the impact on forestry in the areas affected by the accident at the …