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ArticleRadiation protection dosimetry2026

Activity concentration of 137Cs and natural radionuclides in soil around the Belarusian nuclear power plant in the pre-commissioning period.

Christian Bernhardsson, Valery Ramzaev, Aliaksandr Dvornik, Mattias Jönsson, Guillaume Pédehontaa-Hiaa, Alexander Vodovatov, Vladislav Nekrasov, Charlotta Nilsson, Kristina Eriksson Stenström

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Christian BernhardssonMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Carl Bertil Laurells gata 9, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6577-7473
Valery RamzaevSaint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, 197101, 8 Mira Str., Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Aliaksandr DvornikMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Carl Bertil Laurells gata 9, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
Mattias JönssonMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Carl Bertil Laurells gata 9, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
Guillaume Pédehontaa-HiaaMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Carl Bertil Laurells gata 9, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
Alexander VodovatovSaint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, 197101, 8 Mira Str., Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Vladislav NekrasovSaint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, 197101, 8 Mira Str., Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Charlotta NilssonDivision of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Professorsgatan 1BLund, SE-221 00, Sweden.
Kristina Eriksson StenströmDivision of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Professorsgatan 1BLund, SE-221 00, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5438-2935

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Swedish Radiation Safety Authority SSM2019-6032
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Abstract

In this study, soil cores (0-20 cm) were collected at 45 sites located within a 30-km radius zone around the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) in 2019 before its commissioning. Activity of gamma-emitting radionuclides was measured in the samples using HPGe detectors. The study revealed low levels of 137Cs in the soil: the weighted average dry weight (d.w.) activity concentration (ACw) varied from 1.13 to 8.71 Bq/kg (d.w.). The ACw of natural radionuclides ranged: for 226Ra from 7.8 to 30.8 Bq/kg (d.w.), for 232Th from 10.9 to 33.0 Bq/kg (d.w.), and for 40K from 376 to 789 Bq/kg (d.w.). A good agreement between the ambient dose equivalent rate (ADER) values calculated with the soil samples and the ADER values previously measured in situ at the same sites is observed. The sites characterized here now have established pre-operational levels of 137Cs, 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K in soil thus can be surveyed again in future environmental studies.

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Cesium RadioisotopesNuclear Power PlantsPotassium RadioisotopesRadiation MonitoringRadiumSoil Pollutants, RadioactiveThoriumBackground RadiationRepublic of BelarusCesium-137Cesium RadioisotopesPotassium RadioisotopesRadiumRadium-226Soil Pollutants, RadioactiveThoriumThorium-232

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PMCPMC13639805

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