Journals / Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences / 2008 / Cilt: 32 - Sayı: 2
On the Radiological Character of a Coal-Fired Power Plant at the Town of Çatalağzı, Turkey
- Pages
- 101–105
- DOI
- —
Abstract
This paper presents a study performed on the radiological character of the Çatalağzı Thermal Power Plant (ÇTPP/ÇATES), on the west Black Sea coast of Turkey. Natural radioactivity distribution of the terrestrial radionuclides 238U, 232Th, and 40K of surface soil samples around the ÇTPP was analyzed. The average radioactivity concentrations for 232Th, 238U, and 40K for soil samples were 39.7, 30.5, and 378.7 Bq kg-1, respectively. 238U and 40K concentrations are lower than the world average values, 35 Bq kg-1 and 400 Bq kg-1, respectively, and the 232Th concentration is higher than the world average value, 30 Bq kg-1.
Özet
This paper presents a study performed on the radiological character of the Çatalağzı Thermal Power Plant (ÇTPP/ÇATES), on the west Black Sea coast of Turkey. Natural radioactivity distribution of the terrestrial radionuclides 238U, 232Th, and 40K of surface soil samples around the ÇTPP was analyzed. The average radioactivity concentrations for 232Th, 238U, and 40K for soil samples were 39.7, 30.5, and 378.7 Bq kg-1, respectively. 238U and 40K concentrations are lower than the world average values, 35 Bq kg-1 and 400 Bq kg-1, respectively, and the 232Th concentration is higher than the world average value, 30 Bq kg-1.