Monitoring Liquid Radioactive Waste Discharges Released from Nuclear Power Plant

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to monitor the amount of discharged radioactive liquid discharges from nuclear power plant and propose ways to reduce the amount given. The report consists of a literature review, objective and methodology proposed. The methodology and results consist of distribution of waste, originally liquid radioactive waste (LRW), a source of LRW, a year-round monitoring of liquid effluents of nuclear power plant and eventual adoption of protective measures. Tritium, as one of the LRW, is a radioactive substance having a negative impact on the environment. In the course of our research, we have found an increased dose of tritium over permitted annual limit. We investigated the impact of tritium on the environment and took protective measures to reduce the amount of tritium released in the environment. The report may serve as a basis for other nuclear power plants and the entire nuclear industry.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1059)
• Pages: 83-90
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1059.83
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Marián Bujna*, Miroslav Prístavka, Maroš Korenko, Petr Dostál
• Keywords: Environment, Liquid Waste, Nuclear Power Plant, Radioactivity, Tritium

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