Analysis of a Nuclear Accident: Fission and Activation Product Releases from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Facility as Remote Indicators of Source Identification, Extent of Release, and State of Damaged Spent Nuclear Fuel

December 5, 2011

Report

Analysis of a Nuclear Accident: Fission and Activation Product Releases from the
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Facility as Remote Indicators of Source Identification,
Extent of Release, and State of Damaged Spent Nuclear Fuel

Abstract

Evidence of the release Pu from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station to the local environment and surrounding communities and estimates on fraction of total fuel inventory released

Revised: April 17, 2013 | Published: December 5, 2011

Citation

Schwantes J.M., C.R. Orton, and R.A. Clark. 2011. Analysis of a Nuclear Accident: Fission and Activation Product Releases from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Facility as Remote Indicators of Source Identification, Extent of Release, and State of Damaged Spent Nuclear Fuel. PNNL-20912. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.