Fukushima and Chernobyl: similarities and differences of radiocesium behavior in the soil–water environment

A Konoplev - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the wake of Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, radiocesium has become a
radionuclide of most environmental concern. The ease with which this radionuclide moves …

Radiocesium distribution and mid-term dynamics in the ponds of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant exclusion zone in 2015–2019

A Konoplev, Y Wakiyama, T Wada, C Udy, V Kanivets… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the 137 Cs behavior in the ponds of Okuma Town from 2015 to 2019 in
the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) exclusion zone. A decline in both …

Mobility and Bioavailability of the Chernobyl-Derived Radionuclides in Soil–Water Environment

A Konoplev - Behavior of radionuclides in the environment II …, 2020 - Springer
The chapter reviews the studies of the behavior of Chernobyl-derived radionuclides in the
soil–water environment that have been carried out over more than 30 years after the …

Evaluating changes in radionuclide concentrations and groundwater levels before and after the cooling pond drawdown in the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant vicinity

H Sato, M Gusyev, D Veremenko, G Laptev… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the vicinity of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP), the cooling pond (CP) was an
artificially maintained reservoir with water levels regulated to 7 m above the Pripyat River …

Biogeochemical Factors of Cs, Sr, U, Pu Immobilization in Bottom Sediments of the Upa River, Located in the Zone of Chernobyl Accident

D Zelenina, N Kuzmenkova, D Sobolev, K Boldyrev… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Strong fixation of Sr, U, and Pu in river bottom sediments can occur under
conditions of sufficiently high N, P, S concentrations. In consequence, this environment …

Experimental field study of basic mechanisms underlying dissolved 137Cs seasonal variations in ponds heavily contaminated after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear …

A Konoplev, H Kurosawa, Y Wakiyama, Y Igarashi… - Applied …, 2025 - Elsevier
Presented are results of field study of dissolved 137 Cs seasonal variations in two ponds of
the close vicinity of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contaminated after the accident in …

Modelling of the Fate of 137Cs and 90Sr in the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Cooling Pond before and after the Water Level Drawdown

R Bezhenar, M Zheleznyak, V Kanivets, V Protsak… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the accident in April 1986, the Cooling Pond (CP) of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power
Plant (ChNPP) was heavily contaminated by fuel particles and radionuclides of cesium-137 …

Effect of operating variables on selective radiostrontium separation from aqueous waste matrices using a novel crown ether-based amino-modified mesoporous silica …

RI Ripon, ZA Begum, B Ahmmad, F Hirose… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract A new sorbent, DFDB18C6@ SBA-NH 2, created by grafting diformal dibenzo-18-
crown-6-ether (DFDB18C6) onto amino-modified mesoporous silica (SBA-NH 2) has been …

Characterization of natural radioactivity and relative dose due to consumption of edible bivalves inhabiting the Cochin Backwater Lagoon, Kerala, southwestern coast …

YN Shareef, MF Khan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
The study on natural radionuclides in edible bivalves from the Cochin backwater lagoon,
Kerala, employing alpha spectrometry, revealed higher concentrations of 210 Po and 210 …

Effect of operating variables on the separation of radiostrontium from aqueous matrices with ion-selective solid-phase extraction systems

MF Alam, Y Furusho, N Kavasi, SK Sahoo… - … of Chromatography A, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Radiostrontium (r-Sr: 90 Sr) is one of the primary fission products in nuclear power
plants and generates liquid radioactive waste when intermixed to the aqueous matrix …