2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on material/seawater circulation in the Japan Sea using environmental radionuclides
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23710008
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKAGUCHI Aya 広島大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (00526254)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | ウラン同位体 / 海水循環 / 人工放射性核種 / 日本海 / トレーサー / セシウム |
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| Research Abstract |
We analysed 236U concentration and distribution as well as its chemical state in samples obtained from the Sea of Japan and its surroundings to establish 236U as new oceanographic tracer. 236U concentration in all samples were determined with high precision, which made clear that much smaller samples are sufficient. Our results show that the main source of 236U in the Sea of Japan is direct inflow through Tsushima-strait and that 236U stays in dissolved form in the water column. The depth profile of 236U as well as the diffusion coefficient were found to be similar to the ones of 137Cs, which was widely used as an oceanographic tracer isotope in former research. This suggests that the long-lived anthropogenic radionuclide 236U has a huge potential to replace the short-lived 137Cs as oceanographic tracer. Furthermore, the distributions of 236U suggested a possibility of deep-water formation with the subduction of surface water.
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Research Products
(42 results)
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[Journal Article] An early survey of the radioactive contamination of soil due to the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, with emphasis on plutonium analysis2012
Author(s)
M. Yamamoto, T. Takada, S. Nagao, T. Koike, K. Shimada, M. Hoshi, K. Zhumadilov, T. Shima, M. Fukuoka, T. Imanaka, A. Sakaguchi, S. Kimura
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Journal Title
Geochemical Journal
Volume: 46
Pages: 341-353
Peer Reviewed
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[Presentation] Preliminary results on soil core samples collected from the under-floors of houses built within 1-4 years after the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb2012
Author(s)
Sakaguchi, A., Chiga, H., Steier, P., Shizuma, K., Hoshi, M., Takahashi, Y., Yamamoto, M.
Organizer
17th Hiroshima International Symposium, Lessons from unhappy events in the history of nuclear power development
Place of Presentation
Hiroshima
Year and Date
20120125-26
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[Presentation] Study on "Black-rain" after the Hiroshima atomic bomb-Reconstruction of close-in fallout deposition-2011
Author(s)
Chiga, H., Sakaguchi, A., Steier, P., Shizuma, K. Hoshi, M., Takahashi, Y., Yamamoto, M
Organizer
4th East Asian Symposium on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Place of Presentation
Tokyo
Year and Date
20111216-18
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