Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant
It has been well known that nuclear power plant and coal-fired power plant release some amount of radioactive materials during their normal operations. The purpose of this study was to compare radiation exposure doses to the public as a consequence of airborne effluents released from nuclear and coa...
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| description | It has been well known that nuclear power plant and coal-fired power plant release some amount of radioactive materials during their normal operations. The purpose of this study was to compare radiation exposure doses to the public as a consequence of airborne effluents released from nuclear and coal-fired power plants under the normal operation. NRCDose3 was used to estimate radiation exposure doses to the public from gaseous effluents of nuclear power plant during its normal operation while CAP88-PC was used to calculate doses to the public living around coal-fired power plant. The results showed that radiation exposure doses from nuclear power plant were less than those from coal-fired power plant and regulatory annual limits. Effective dose by external exposure, skin equivalent dose, and organ equivalent dose from gaseous effluents of nuclear power plant were 2.93 × 10−4 mSv/y, 2.90 × 10−3 mSv/y, and 1.78 × 10−2 mSv/y, respectively. On the contrary, the corresponding effective dose by external exposure, external skin dose, and organ dose from coal-fired power plant were 1.13 × 10−2 mSv/y, 5.33 × 10−2 mSv/y, and 1.17 × 10−1 mSv/y, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ce0a09c160a4463bac6d4ac945752b92025-02-03T01:29:20ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66853856685385Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power PlantBoldsaikhan Purevsuren0Juyoul Kim1Department of NPP Engineering, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School, 658-91 Haemaji-ro, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 45014, Republic of KoreaDepartment of NPP Engineering, KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School, 658-91 Haemaji-ro, Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 45014, Republic of KoreaIt has been well known that nuclear power plant and coal-fired power plant release some amount of radioactive materials during their normal operations. The purpose of this study was to compare radiation exposure doses to the public as a consequence of airborne effluents released from nuclear and coal-fired power plants under the normal operation. NRCDose3 was used to estimate radiation exposure doses to the public from gaseous effluents of nuclear power plant during its normal operation while CAP88-PC was used to calculate doses to the public living around coal-fired power plant. The results showed that radiation exposure doses from nuclear power plant were less than those from coal-fired power plant and regulatory annual limits. Effective dose by external exposure, skin equivalent dose, and organ equivalent dose from gaseous effluents of nuclear power plant were 2.93 × 10−4 mSv/y, 2.90 × 10−3 mSv/y, and 1.78 × 10−2 mSv/y, respectively. On the contrary, the corresponding effective dose by external exposure, external skin dose, and organ dose from coal-fired power plant were 1.13 × 10−2 mSv/y, 5.33 × 10−2 mSv/y, and 1.17 × 10−1 mSv/y, respectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6685385 |
| spellingShingle | Boldsaikhan Purevsuren Juyoul Kim Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant |
| title_full | Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant |
| title_fullStr | Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant |
| title_short | Public Health Effects of Radioactive Airborne Effluents from Nuclear and Coal-Fired Power Plant |
| title_sort | public health effects of radioactive airborne effluents from nuclear and coal fired power plant |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6685385 |
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