The radioactive track formed on March 15, 2011 during the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (Japan) is reconstructed using the PROLOG–SOKRAT/V3 software system. The emission of radionuclides into the atmosphere and the radiation conditions are estimated taking account of the complex relief of the location. Comparing the computed activity, radionuclide composition and fallout density showed satisfactory agreement with actual measurements.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 116, No. 3, pp. 171–175, March, 2014.
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Arutyunyan, R.V., Bakin, R.I., Dolganov, K.S. et al. Reconstruction of the North-West Radioactive Track During the Accident at the Fukushima-1 Npp (Japan) Using Sokrat/V3 and Prolog Software. At Energy 116, 219–224 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-014-9844-x
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