Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Analysis of ground deposition of radionuclides under different wind fields from the Fukushima Daiichi accident

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Natural Hazards Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The relationship between ground deposition of radionuclides and wind fields from the Fukushima Daiichi accident was investigated using the weather research and forecasting/chemistry model with the improvements by adding the radioactive decay process, dry and wet deposition parameterizations. To examine this correlation, wind fields near Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) were defined as four different types mainly based on the wind direction, and the contaminated land areas were classified to five levels. The results showed that the distribution of the ground deposition of the radionuclides is mainly determined by the wind field rather than the precipitation distribution; Northeast wind has the largest contaminated land areas, and it is considered to much more easily accelerate the transport of radionuclides than any other wind direction near the FDNPP. It was also indicated by the results that in terms of high contaminated land area (>100 Bq/m2), total ground deposition is dominated by dry deposition for 131I, and by wet deposition for 137Cs.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Baklanov A, Sorensen JH (2001) Parameterisation of radionuclide deposition in atmospheric long-range transport modelling. Phys Chem Earth Pt B 26:787–799

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Brandt J, Christensen JH, Frohn LM (2002) Modelling transport and deposition of caesium and iodine from the Chernobyl accident using the DREAM model. Atmos Chem Phys 2:397–417

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chino M, Nakayama H, Nagai H, Terada H, Katata G, Yamazawa H (2011) Preliminary estimation of release amounts of I-131 and Cs-137 accidentally discharged from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the atmosphere. J Nucl Sci Technol 48:1129–1134

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Diodato N, Ceccarrelli M (2005) Geographical information systems and geostatistics for modelling radioactively contaminated land areas. Nat Hazards 35:229–242

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Grell GA, Peckham SE, Schmitz R, McKeen SA, Frost G, Skamarock WC, Eder B (2005) Fully coupled “online” chemistry within the WRF model. Atmos Environ 39:6957–6975

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Guan Y, Shen SF, Huang H (2015) The numerical simulation of caesium-137 transportation in ocean and the assessment of its radioactive impacts after Fukushima NPP release. Sci China Earth Sci 58:1–9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hu X, Li D, Huang H, Shen S, Bou-Zeid E (2014) Modeling and sensitivity analysis of transport and deposition of radionuclides from the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident. Atmos Chem Phys 14:11065–11092

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • IAEA (2001) Generic models for use in assessing the impact of discharges of radioactive substances to the environment. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna

    Google Scholar 

  • Jylhä K (1991) Empirical scavenging coefficients of radioactive substances released from chernobyl. Atmos Environ Part A Gen Top 25:263–270

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Katata G, Ota M, Terada H, Chino M, Nagai H (2012) Atmospheric discharge and dispersion of radionuclides during the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident. Part I: source term estimation and local-scale atmospheric dispersion in early phase of the accident. J Environ Radioact 109:103–113

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kim M, Ohba R, Oura M, Kato S (2015a) Study on long-term radiation exposure analysis after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident: validation of the EU long-term radiation exposure model (ERMIN). J Nucl Sci Technol 53:774–782

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kim M, Ohba R, Oura M, Kato S, Takigawa M, Bieringer PE, Lauritzen B, Drews M (2015b) A source term estimation method for a nuclear accident using atmospheric dispersion models. Int J Environ Pollut 58(1/2):39–51

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Korsakissok I, Mathieu A, Didier D (2013) Atmospheric dispersion and ground deposition induced by the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident: a local-scale simulation and sensitivity study. Atmos Environ 70:267–279

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kwun JH, Kim YK, Seo JW, Jeong JH, You SH (2009) Sensitivity of MM5 and WRF mesoscale model predictions of surface winds in a typhoon to planetary boundary layer parameterizations. Nat Hazards 51:63–77

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Leadbetter SJ, Hort MC, Jones AR, Webster HN, Draxler RR (2015) Sensitivity of the modelled deposition of caesium-137 from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to the wet deposition parameterisation in NAME. J Environ Radioact 139:200–211

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Leelossy A, Meszaros R, Lagzi I (2011) Short and long term dispersion patterns of radionuclides in the atmosphere around the Fukushima nuclear power plant. J Environ Radioact 102:1117–1121

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Marzo GA (2014) Atmospheric transport and deposition of radionuclides released after the Fukushima Dai-chi accident and resulting effective dose. Atmos Environ 94:709–722

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mathieu A, Korsakissok I, Quelo D, Groell J, Tombette M, Didler D, Quentric E, Saunier O, Benoit JP, Isnard O (2012) Atmospheric dispersion and deposition of radionuclides from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Elements 8:195–200

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Minoura K, Yamada T, Hirano S, Sugihara S (2014) Movement of radiocaesium fallout released by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Nat Hazards 73:1843–1862

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Morino Y, Ohara T, Nishizawa M (2011) Atmospheric behavior, deposition, and budget of radioactive materials from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011. Geophys Res Lett 38(7):136–147

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Morino Y, Ohara T, Watanabe M, Hayashi S, Nishizawa M (2013) Episode analysis of deposition of radio cesium from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Environ Sci Technol 47:2314–2322

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Seinfeld JH, Pandis SN (2006) Atmospheric chemistry and physics: from air pollution to climate change, 2nd edn. Wiley, Hoboken

    Google Scholar 

  • Sportisse B (2007) A review of parameterizations for modelling dry deposition and scavenging of radionuclides. Atmos Environ 41:2683–2698

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Srinivas CV, Venkatesan R, Baskaran R, Rajagopal V, Venkatraman B (2012) Regional scale atmospheric dispersion simulation of accidental releases of radionuclides from Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor. Atmos Environ 61:66–84

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Takemura T, Nakamura H, Takigawa M, Kondo H, Satomura T, Miyasaka T, Nakajima T (2011) A Numerical simulation of global transport of atmospheric particles emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Sola 7:101–104

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ten Hoeve JE, Jacobson MZ (2012) Worldwide health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Energy Environ Sci 5:8743–8757

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Terada H, Katata G, Chino M, Nagai H (2012) Atmospheric discharge and dispersion of radionuclides during the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant accident. Part II: verification of the source term and analysis of regional-scale atmospheric dispersion. J Environ Radioact 112:141–154

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yamauchi M (2012) Secondary wind transport of radioactive materials after the Fukushima accident. Earth Planets Space 64:E1–E4

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yasunari TJ, Stohl A, Hayano RS, Burkhart JF, Eckhardt S, Yasunari T (2011) Cesium-137 deposition and contamination of Japanese soils due to the Fukushima nuclear accident. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108:19530–19534

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zakaib GD (2011) Radiation risks unknown. Nature 471:419

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang XL, Chen JG, Su GF, Yuan HY (2013) Study on source inversion technology for nuclear accidents based on Gaussian Puff model and EnKF. In: Comes T, Fiedrich F, Fortier S, Geldermann J, Müller T (eds) The 10th international ISCRAM conference. Baden-Baden, Germany, pp 634–639

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang XL, Su GF, Yuan HY, Chen JG, Huang QY (2014) Modified ensemble Kalman filter for nuclear accident atmospheric dispersion: prediction improved and source estimated. J Hazard Mater 280:143–155

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang XL, Li QB, Su GF, Yuan MQ (2015a) Ensemble-based simultaneous emission estimates and improved forecast of radioactive pollution from nuclear power plant accidents: application to ETEX tracer experiment. J Environ Radioact 142:78–86

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang XL, Su GF, Chen JG, Raskob W, Yuan HY, Huang QY (2015b) Iterative ensemble Kalman filter for atmospheric dispersion in nuclear accidents: an application to Kincaid tracer experiment. J Hazard Mater 297:329–339

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang XL, Raskob W, Landman C, Trybushnyi D, Li Y (2017) Sequential multi-nuclide emission rate estimation method based on gamma dose rate measurement for nuclear emergency management. J Hazard Mater 325:288–300

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0802801). The authors also express their gratitude to the anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and for the precious advice given to improve this paper.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Resources and Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China

    Jiansong Wu, Jinyu Ma & Can Zhang

  2. School of Information Technology, People’s Public Security University of China, Beijing, 100076, China

    Xiaofeng Hu & Shuaizi Mojia

Authors
  1. Jiansong Wu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Xiaofeng Hu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Jinyu Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Can Zhang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Shuaizi Mojia
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jiansong Wu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Wu, J., Hu, X., Ma, J. et al. Analysis of ground deposition of radionuclides under different wind fields from the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Nat Hazards 87, 533–544 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2777-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2777-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation