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Uptake study of tritiated water (HTO) by plants after long-term continuous normal release around Narora Atomic Power Station

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Knowledge of the dynamics of HTO in leafy plant–soil system is required to verify models, such as the NORMTRI code, which predict environmental tritium following its release. Tritium concentrations in plants has been evaluated using the code NORMTRI and experimentally by collection of samples of different plants and their soils samples. In the present study, major seasonal crop plants i.e. wheat, mustard, sugar cane, coriander, spinach, potato, were collected beyond Narora Atomic Power Station site boundary and gular, arandi, neem, ashok, amaltas, csuarina leaf samples within NAPS site boundary for analysis of HTO content. Data analysis indicated that HTO in leaf is strongly influenced by atmospheric relative humidity and type of the plant.

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Authors are thankful to Dr A. K. Gosh, Director, Health, Safety and Environment Group, BARC and Shri P. K. Sarkar, Head, HPD, BARC for their kind encouragement and guidance. Thanks are also due to Thanks are also due to other colleagues in Environmental Survey Laboratory, Narora Atomic Power Station for their help and co-operation.

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  1. Environmental Survey Laboratory, Environmental Studies Section, Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Narora Atomic Power Station, PO-Narora, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India

    A. Kumar, Y. P. Gautam, V. Kumar, K. S. Rao, S. Sharma & A. K. Sharma

  2. Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    A. G. Hegde

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Kumar, A., Gautam, Y.P., Kumar, V. et al. Uptake study of tritiated water (HTO) by plants after long-term continuous normal release around Narora Atomic Power Station. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 287, 977–980 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-010-0946-1

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