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Diffusion of Radioactive Materials in the Atmosphere

Abdul-Wali Ajlouni, Manal Abdelsalam, Hussam Al-Rabai’ah and Abdullah M.S. Ajlouni

Abstract

Problem statement: The dispersion of radioactive materials in the environment related to escaping of noble gases, halogens and aerosols of non-volatile radioactive materials, from the reactor containment during normal operations, or in the event of a sever reactor accident. Approach: radionuclide dispersion in the environment is demonstrated by mathematical tools which are the partial differential equations, mainly the diffusion equation. A mathematical model to calculate the concentration of nuclear pollutants (radioactivity) with certain boundary conditions is constructed. Results: Solving the mathematical model and using some approximations lead to a distribution represents a model for plume of radioactive pollutants dispersed in two dimensions normal to the wind direction in which the plume moves as an entire non-dispersible unit. Conclusion: The obtained result theoretically are very close to those achieved experimentally.

American Journal of Environmental Sciences
Volume 5 No. 1, 2009, 53-57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2009.53.57

Submitted On: 7 March 2007 Published On: 28 February 2009

How to Cite: Ajlouni, A., Abdelsalam, M., Al-Rabai’ah, H. & Ajlouni, A. M. (2009). Diffusion of Radioactive Materials in the Atmosphere. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 5(1), 53-57. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2009.53.57

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Keywords

  • Radioactive materials
  • diffusion equation
  • mathematical modeling
  • Jordan atmosphere