Radiation exposure for the population living around the coal-fired power plant complexes in Vietnam

A coal-fired power plant’s operation can release radioactive nuclides and radon gas into the environment, affecting the surrounding ecosystem. In this work, the collective effective dose due to the inhalation and the consumption of food containing the deposited radionuclides from the atmospheric rel...

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Published in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2022-08, Vol.194 (8), p.561-561, Article 561
Main Authors: Do Le, Loc, Vu, Ba Ngoc, Huynh, Hong Thi Yen, Truong, Thy Huu Ngan, Huynh, Phuong Truc, Vo, Hai Hong, Le, Thuyen Xuan, Truong, Loan Thi Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric particulates
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bituminous coal
Body organs
Coal
Coal-fired power plants
Dust
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental impact
Environmental Management
Environmental monitoring
Environmental science
Fly ash
Food consumption
Food contamination & poisoning
Fossil fueled power plants
Gases
Inhalation
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Nuclear power plants
Nuclides
Organs
Population
Power plants
Radiation
Radiation effects
Radioactivity
Radioisotopes
Radionuclide kinetics
Radon
Respiration
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Summary:A coal-fired power plant’s operation can release radioactive nuclides and radon gas into the environment, affecting the surrounding ecosystem. In this work, the collective effective dose due to the inhalation and the consumption of food containing the deposited radionuclides from the atmospheric release of the plants were evaluated. The results show that the radioactivity concentration in coal and fly ash samples depends on the origin of feed coal. The distribution of Th and U radionuclides in the 6a1 dust coal and bituminous coal is different. In general, the collective effective dose for different organs due to radiation exposure from the atmospheric release of two surveyed CFPP complexes are lower than the corresponding value published by UNSCEAR.
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
DOI:10.1007/s10661-022-10224-3