Altitude distribution of radioactive cesium at Fuji volcano caused by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident

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Altitude distributions of radioactive cesium (134Cs and 137Cs) fallout at Mt. Fuji due to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident have been investigated. Radioactive cesium from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is found to reach the height of 2,700 m. It is inferred that some amounts of radioactive cesium are attributable to the global fallout due to the nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere.

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This work was supported by MEXT KAKENHI Grant Number 24110009, and JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24510074.

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  1. Faculty of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Shokei Gakuin University, 4-10-1 Yurigaoka, Natori, Miyagi, 981-1295, Japan

    T. Saito

  2. School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, 1-1-1 Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 214-8571, Japan

    Y. Kurihara & Y. Koike

  3. Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, 10-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan

    I. Tanihata, M. Fujiwara & H. Sakaguchi

  4. Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan

    A. Shinohara

  5. Department for the Administration of Safety and Hygiene, Osaka University, 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    H. Yamamoto

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Saito, T., Kurihara, Y., Koike, Y. et al. Altitude distribution of radioactive cesium at Fuji volcano caused by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 1613–1615 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3753-2

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Keywords

  • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident
  • Radioactive cesium
  • Altitude distribution
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Global fallout