The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

An Analysis from the Metre to the Nanometre Scale

Peter George Martin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXIX, 326 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-17190-2 (ISBN)

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This PhD sought to determine the mechanisms for the reactor explosions by mapping, collecting and analysing samples from across the area of Japan that received radioactive fallout from the explosions. In doing this, the author conducted significant fieldwork in the restricted-access fallout zone using ground and novel UAV-based mapping of radiation to identify hot-spot areas for sample collecting but also using these tools to verify the efficacy of the clean-up operations ongoing in the prefecture. Such fieldwork was both technically pioneering for its use of UAVs (drones) but also selfless in terms of bravely entering a nuclear danger area to collect samples for the greater benefit of the scientific community.

Peter first completed his BSc (Hons) in Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol, before undertaking his philanthropically-funded PhD within the Interface Analysis Centre, also at Bristol. He is currently a Research Associate in the School of Physics and an academic within the South West Nuclear Hub. His current research investigates the origins and environmental behaviour of microscopic particles of radioactive material within the environment. Peter has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented his work at leading scientific conferences around the world.

An Introduction to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and Accident.- Response, contamination and Release Estimates.- Field-based Methods.- Samples and Preparation.- Experimental Methods.- Contamination Deposition, Transportation and Remediation.- Particulate Distribution.- Uranium Particulate Analysis.- Structural and Compositional Analysis of Ejecta Material.- Spectroscopy and Isotopic Analysis of Ejecta Material.- Conclusions and future work.- Appendix.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.05.2019
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XXIX, 326 p. 148 illus., 131 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	695 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
Schlagworte	Enviromental Radioactivity • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant • INES Level 7 • Nuclear Forensics • Nuclear Reactor Accident • Nuclear Reactor Core Explosion • Serious Accident Reactor Chemistry • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Radiation Mapping
ISBN-10	3-030-17190-6 / 3030171906
ISBN-13	978-3-030-17190-2 / 9783030171902
Zustand	Neuware