Appraisal Method for the Population Radiation Dose from 14C Emissions of Nuclear Enterprises

• Published in: Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-10, Vol.132 (6), p.371-376
• Main Authors: Nazarov, E. I., Kruzhalov, A. V., Ekidin, A. A., Vasyanovich, M. E., Kryshev, A. I., Parkhomchuk, E. V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Emissions; Energy industry; Equilibrium; Ethnography; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Industrial plant emissions; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Radiation; Radiation dosage; Tree rings
• ISSN: 1063-4258; 1573-8205
• DOI: 10.1007/s10512-023-00962-z

The yearly effective population dose of radiation in Rezhik Village on account of 14 C emissions from nuclear power facilities situated in the immediate vicinity is appraised. The method of appraisal is based on an analysis of the specific activity of 14 C in tree rings in the vicinity of the enterprises. The impact of the 14 C radiation on the population was appraised with and without radiocarbon balance between atmospheric air, food, and the human body. The range of the annual effective radiation dose to the population dose was equal to 0.89–2.23 μSv in the state of 14 C equilibrium and 0.08–0.33 μSv away from equilibrium. The technogenic contribution to the annual effective radiation dose from 14 C was equal to 4.4–15.5%.