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Annual Variations of 14C Concentration in the Tree Rings in the Vicinity of Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2018

Žilvinas Ežerinskis ,
Justina Šapolaitė ,
Algirdas Pabedinskas ,
Laurynas Juodis ,
Andrius Garbaras ,
Evaldas Maceika ,
Rūta Druteikienė ,
Darius Lukauskas  and
Vidmantas Remeikis
Žilvinas Ežerinskis*
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Justina Šapolaitė
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Algirdas Pabedinskas
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Laurynas Juodis
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Andrius Garbaras
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Evaldas Maceika
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Rūta Druteikienė
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Darius Lukauskas
Affiliation:
State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate, A. Goštauto str. 12, LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
Vidmantas Remeikis
Affiliation:
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių ave. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
*
*Corresponding author. Email: zilvinas.ezerinskis@ftmc.lt.
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Abstract

In this paper we analyze the radiocarbon (14C) concentration changes over the whole operational period of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) including the post-shutdown decommissioning. Environmental samples from the vicinity of the INPP and a rural area as background of pine tree rings were analyzed with the single stage accelerator mass spectrometer (SSAMS). The analysis shows the local influence of the INPP from 3 to 7 pMC. The whole time span from 1983 to 2015 is divided into three periods representing the early and late operational and post-shutdown stages of the INPP with different 14C profiles in analyzed samples. The influence of the maintenance of the INPP and radioactive waste management activities are indicated and discussed.

Keywords

14Cairborne releaseAMSIgnalina NPPtree rings
Type
Trees
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Radiocarbon , Volume 60 , Issue 4: 2nd Radiocarbon in the Environment Conference Debrecen, Hungary, July 3–7, 2017 Part 1 of 2 , August 2018 , pp. 1227 - 1236
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