Potential threats from a likely nuclear power plant accident: A climatological trajectory analysis and tracer study

Tayfun Kindap; Ufuk Utku Turuncoglu; Shu Hua Chen; Alper Unal; Mehmet Karaca

doi:10.1007/s11270-008-9853-2

Potential threats from a likely nuclear power plant accident: A climatological trajectory analysis and tracer study

Tayfun Kindap^*
, Ufuk Utku Turuncoglu
, Shu Hua Chen
, Alper Unal
, Mehmet Karaca

^*Bu çalışma için yazışmadan sorumlu yazar

Avrasya Yer Bilimleri Enstitüsü

Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Newark
Istanbul Technical University
University of California at Davis

Araştırma sonucu: Dergiye katkı › Makale › bilirkişi

11 Atıf (Scopus)

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The legacy of Chernobyl is not the only nuclear accident likely to confront Turkish territory, which is not far from other insecure power plants, especially the Metsamor. The main purpose of this study was to examine the possible impacts to Turkish territory of a hypothetical accident at the Metsamor Nuclear Plant. The research was performed based on two different methodologies: First, a 10-day trajectory analysis was carried out a set of long-term (30 years) meteorological data; second, a tracer study was performed using the MM5T online model for the selected episode. Trajectory and tracer studies showed that an accident at the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant would influence all of Turkey. Furthermore, vulnerable regions in Turkey after the Chernobyl disaster were demonstrated as a new and first attempt in this study.

Orijinal dil	İngilizce
Sayfa (başlangıç-bitiş)	393-405
Sayfa sayısı	13
Dergi	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Hacim	198
Basın numarası	1-4
DOI'lar	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-008-9853-2
Yayın durumu	Yayınlandı - Mar 2009

Finansman

Acknowledgement This study has been supported by a research grant (11_05_268) provided by the Secretaria of Research Activities at Istanbul Technical University and by a research grant (105Y046) provided by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). The modeling experiments were carried out at the computing facilities of the Institute of Informatics at Istanbul Technical University. Thanks to M. Ersen Aksoy and Taylan Sancar (EIES) for technical assistances. We appreciate the editorial assistance provided by Ayce Aksay.

Finansörler	Finansör numarası
TUBITAK
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi	105Y046

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