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Abstract
A brief hydrographic description of the Techa River and main radionuclide-contaminated water bodies (WBs) located in the surveillance zone of the Mayak Production Association is made. Along with the Mayak Production Association, two other independent institutions monitor the radioactive contamination of these WBs. The results of monitoring the contamination of surface WBs, obtained by all the participating institutions in 2023, are presented in comparison with the results obtained in 2021–2022. With respect to the majority of the parameters monitored, the radioactive contamination of WBs is considerably lower than the interference level. In 2023, the discharge of radionuclides (90Sr) into the open hydrographic network of the Techa River was 0.24% of the established limit of permissible discharges.
期刊介绍:
Radiochemistry is a journal that covers the theoretical and applied aspects of radiochemistry, including basic nuclear physical properties of radionuclides; chemistry of radioactive elements and their compounds; the occurrence and behavior of natural and artificial radionuclides in the environment; nuclear fuel cycle; radiochemical analysis methods and devices; production and isolation of radionuclides, synthesis of labeled compounds, new applications of radioactive tracers; radiochemical aspects of nuclear medicine; radiation chemistry and after-effects of nuclear transformations.