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Measurements and modeling of airborne plutonium in Subarctic Finland between 1965 and 2011
Susanna Salminen-Paatero
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
present address: Radiochemistry, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 55, 00014 University
of Helsinki, Finland
Julius Vira
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
Jussi Paatero
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki,
Finland
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We measured concentrations and isotope ratios of plutonium in air filters collected in Finnish Lapland in 1965–2011. Radioactive-contamination sources were global nuclear-testing fallout and the Fukushima and SNAP-9A accidents. Both real and hypothetical nuclear accidents were studied with atmospheric-dispersion modeling. The radioactive-contamination effect on Finnish Lapland would be minor from an intended nuclear power plant and negligible from a floating nuclear reactor in the Barents Sea.
We measured concentrations and isotope ratios of plutonium in air filters collected in Finnish...
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