Radioenvironmental survey of the Megalopolis lignite field basin

Rouni, PK; Petropoulos, NP; Anagnostakis, MJ; Hinis, EP; Simopoulos, SE

dc.contributor.author	Rouni, PK	en
dc.contributor.author	Petropoulos, NP	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostakis, MJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Hinis, EP	en
dc.contributor.author	Simopoulos, SE	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:41:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:41:58Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/30707
dc.subject	Fly-ash	en
dc.subject	Lignite-burning power plants	en
dc.subject	Radioenvironmental survey	en
dc.subject	Radon	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Dosimetry	en
dc.subject.other	Fly ash	en
dc.subject.other	Geological surveys	en
dc.subject.other	Mapping	en
dc.subject.other	Particulate emissions	en
dc.subject.other	Power plants	en
dc.subject.other	Radioisotopes	en
dc.subject.other	Radon	en
dc.subject.other	Sampling	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	Radioenvironmental survey	en
dc.subject.other	Lignite	en
dc.subject.other	lead 210	en
dc.subject.other	lignite	en
dc.subject.other	potassium 40	en
dc.subject.other	radioisotope	en
dc.subject.other	radon	en
dc.subject.other	radon daughter	en
dc.subject.other	thorium 232	en
dc.subject.other	adsorption	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	conference paper	en
dc.subject.other	dose calculation	en
dc.subject.other	electric power plant	en
dc.subject.other	environmental exposure	en
dc.subject.other	environmental monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	fly ash	en
dc.subject.other	gamma spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	natural radioactivity	en
dc.subject.other	occupational exposure	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	practice guideline	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	radiation exposure	en
dc.subject.other	radiation measurement	en
dc.subject.other	soil	en
dc.subject.other	soil pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	Air Pollutants, Radioactive	en
dc.subject.other	Coal	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental Exposure	en
dc.subject.other	Gamma Rays	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Occupational Exposure	en
dc.subject.other	Power Plants	en
dc.subject.other	Radiation Dosage	en
dc.subject.other	Radioactive Pollutants	en
dc.subject.other	Radon	en
dc.subject.other	Soil Pollutants, Radioactive	en
dc.subject.other	Nes	en
dc.title	Radioenvironmental survey of the Megalopolis lignite field basin	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00703-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00703-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	The Megalopolis lignite field basin in southern Greece, with Megalopolis-A and B lignite-fired power plants in operation (total 900 MW), has been repeatedly investigated during the past 25 years by the Nuclear Engineering Section of the National Technical University of Athens (NES-NTUA). The present work aims at an integrated radioenvironmental approach leading to the dose assessment to the public and to the plants staff. This approach includes systematic sampling of lignite and barren at the local lignite mines feeding the power plants and sampling of lignite, fly-ash and bottom ash at the power plants for the determination of the activity of the natural radionuclides Ra-226, Th-231, K-40, Th-234, and Pb-210. Furthermore, the following measurements and samplings were conducted in 25 selected sites within 10 km around the power plants: soil sampling for the determination of the above radionuclides, radon concentration and exhalation rate measurements, soil gas radon concentration measurements, dose measurements and calculations, determination of air-particulate matter concentration, etc. The results obtained allowed for the mapping of the parameters studied which lead to useful conclusions. Dosimetric calculations for the population living around the power plants and the plants staff were also performed based on the guidance of UNSCEAR (1982 report). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Science of the Total Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0048-9697(01)00703-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000169858600032	en
dc.identifier.volume	272	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-3	en
dc.identifier.spage	261	en
dc.identifier.epage	272	en