Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary(M)
Session Sub-categoryApplied Geosciences(AG)
Session IDM-AG44
TitleDynamics of radionuclides emitted from Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant in the environment
Short TitleRadionuclides in the earth environment
Main Convener NameDaisuke Tsumune
AffiliationCentral Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Co-Convener 1NameYoshio Takahashi
AffiliationDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 2NameYuichi Onda
AffiliationCenter for Research on Isotopes and Environmental Dynamics, University of Tsukuba
Co-Convener 3NameKazuyuki Kita
AffiliationFaculty of Science, Ibaraki University
Session LanguageJ
ScopeThe Great East Japan Earthquake caused the severe accident in the TEPCO Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP), leading to emission of huge amount of radionuclides to the environment. They have been transported and diffused by atmospheric motion, depositing them to soil and vegetation. Deposited radionuclides are dynamically shifted in the earth environment; atmosphere, soil, inland water, ocean, and ecosystem. To understand this dynamic shift in the environment and for the long-term prediction of the disaster by the radionuclides, investigation and discussion based on not only the earth sciences including ecology but also on the radiochemistry and other related sciences. This session focus on various efforts to understand the dynamic behavior of radionuclides emitted from FDNPP accident in the earth system as well as to predict their influences on the environment, furthermore, to develop as global migration studies by generalization, It is expected that this session will offer a good opportunity to discuss radionuclides in the earth environment from wide aspect and to exchange information in various research fields.
Presentation FormatOral and Poster presentation