Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015

Assessment is given of area and behavior of large wildfire in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) which has been burning during April 27 - 29, 2015. Levels of radionuclide contamination of combustible material show that expected effective dose of firefighters during one fire-line hour did not exceed...

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Main Authors: V. A. Kashparov, M. A. Zhurba, S. I. Kireev, S. V. Zibtsev, V. V. Myroniuk
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Published: Institute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/16.4/html/16.4.0399.html
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description Assessment is given of area and behavior of large wildfire in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) which has been burning during April 27 - 29, 2015. Levels of radionuclide contamination of combustible material show that expected effective dose of firefighters during one fire-line hour did not exceed 0.64 μSv in case of external exposure and 0.37 μSv in case of internal exposure. It is shown that the expected effective dose of internal exposure of firefighters during suppression of wildfires in ChEZ was below the dose from external exposure. At the moment exposures of 90Sr and 241Pu (along with 238-240Pu and 241Am) make the most significant contribution to the internal dose of firefighters during forest and grassland fires suppression in the ChEZ.
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spelling doaj-art-90c48ddaa9f14b69b1e94494a004a23d2025-08-20T02:10:04ZengInstitute for Nuclear Research, National Academy of Sciences of UkraineЯдерна фізика та енергетика1818-331X2074-05652015-12-01164399407Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015V. A. Kashparov0M. A. Zhurba1S. I. Kireev2S. V. Zibtsev3V. V. Myroniuk4National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine State Specialized Enterprise "Chernobyl Special Combine", Chornobyl, Ukraine National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine Assessment is given of area and behavior of large wildfire in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (ChEZ) which has been burning during April 27 - 29, 2015. Levels of radionuclide contamination of combustible material show that expected effective dose of firefighters during one fire-line hour did not exceed 0.64 μSv in case of external exposure and 0.37 μSv in case of internal exposure. It is shown that the expected effective dose of internal exposure of firefighters during suppression of wildfires in ChEZ was below the dose from external exposure. At the moment exposures of 90Sr and 241Pu (along with 238-240Pu and 241Am) make the most significant contribution to the internal dose of firefighters during forest and grassland fires suppression in the ChEZ.http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/16.4/html/16.4.0399.html90Sr137Csplutoniumamericiumradioecologyradionuclides contaminationthe Chornobyl accidentexclusion zoneforest ecosystemsforest firesgrass firesradiation dose
spellingShingle V. A. Kashparov
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Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015
Ядерна фізика та енергетика
90Sr
137Cs
plutonium
americium
radioecology
radionuclides contamination
the Chornobyl accident
exclusion zone
forest ecosystems
forest fires
grass fires
radiation dose
title Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015
title_full Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015
title_fullStr Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015
title_short Evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in April 2015
title_sort evaluation of the expected doses of fire brigades at the chornobyl exclusion zone in april 2015
topic 90Sr
137Cs
plutonium
americium
radioecology
radionuclides contamination
the Chornobyl accident
exclusion zone
forest ecosystems
forest fires
grass fires
radiation dose
url http://jnpae.kinr.kiev.ua/16.4/html/16.4.0399.html
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