Tritium in organic matter around Krško Nuclear Power Plant

• Published in: Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 314; no. 2; pp. 675 - 679
• Main Authors: Krištof, Romana, Košenina, Suzana, Zorko, Benjamin, Logar, Jasmina Kožar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-11-2017; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Diagnostic Radiology; Electric power plants; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Inorganic Chemistry; Nuclear Chemistry; Nuclear electric power generation; Nuclear energy; Nuclear Physics; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Physical Chemistry; Tritium; Tissue Free Water Tritium (TFWT); Organically Bound Tritium (OBT); Model of HT/HTO releases
• ISSN: 0236-5731; 1588-2780
• DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5454-0

The aim of the research was to obtain first results of tritium in the organic matter of environmental samples in the vicinity of Krško NPP. The emphasis was on the layout of suitable sampling network of crops and fruits in nearby agricultural area. Method for determination of tritium in organic matter in the form of Tissue Free Water Tritium (TFWT) and Organically Bound Tritium (OBT) has been implemented. Capabilities of the methods were tested on real environmental samples and its findings were compared to modeled activities of tritium from atmospheric releases and literature based results of TFWT and OBT.