https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20146610014
Nondestructive measurement of environmental radioactive strontium
Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
a e-mail: saiba@rikkyo.ac.jp
Published online: 20 March 2014
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident was triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The main radioactivity concerns after the accident are I-131 (half-life: 8.0 days), Cs-134 (2.1 years), Cs-137 (30 years), Sr-89 (51 days), and Sr-90 (29 years). We are aiming to establish a new nondestructive measurement and detection technique that will enable us to realize a quantitative evaluation of strontium radioactivity without chemical separation processing. This technique is needed to detect radiation contained in foods, environmental water, and soil, to prevent us from undesired internal exposure to radiation.
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