Joint Bratislava–Prague studies of radiocarbon and uranium in the environment using accelerator mass spectrometry and radiometric methods

• DOI: 10.1007/s10967-014-3618-8
• Publication Date: 2014-09-29T21:53:15Z
• Authors: P. P. Povinec; I. Svetlik; M. Ješkovský; A. Šivo; J. John; I. Špendlíková; M. Němec; J. Kučera; M. Richtáriková; R. Breier; M. Fejgl; R. Černý
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 0103 physical sciences; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A research program has been established between Bratislava and Prague groups to study natural and anthropogenic radionuclides in the environment using both Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) and radiometric methods. The first studies have focused on 14C activity variations in the atmosphere and biosphere with the aim to evaluate an impact of Czech and Slovak Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) on the environment, and on the development of AMS technique for investigation of actinides (mainly uranium isotopes) in the environment.