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Two years lasting monitoring of 14C in liquid effluents of two nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors was performed in the Czech Republic. Method of radiocarbon determination with ability to distinguish dissolved organic and inorganic forms was used. Analytical results were processed by a statistical model and contribution of 14C in liquid releases to total 14C release and to the human effective dose were estimated. A long-term monitoring confirmed a minor impact of 14C in form of liquid releases.
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This publication was supported by OP RDE, MEYS, under the project “Ultra-trace isotope research in social and environmental studies using accelerator mass spectrometry”, Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000728 and by the Czech Ministry of Interior (Project MV-21618-1/OBVV-2017).
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Fejgl, M., Svetlik, I., Kotík, L. et al. A long-term monitoring of 14C in liquid discharges from NPPs in the Czech Republic. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 318, 2263–2271 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6146-0
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