Table 3 Unmitigated 50 y effective dose per unit 137Cs deposition, E (mSv/(MBq m−2 137Cs) from residential garden surfaces for three types of soil migration settings (see Table 2), to residents in wooden or brick houses in the modeled urban area (excluding short-lived fission products) and the corresponding averted dose (integrated over 50 y) after a combination of evacuation prior to resettlement at time tcleanup = 1 y and subsequent 5 cm topsoil removal from an NPP release with 134Cs/137Cs ratios of 0.56, 1, and 1.47. NC = Not computed.

From: Time-dependence of decontamination efficiency after a fallout of gamma-emitting radionuclides in suburban areas: a theoretical outlook on topsoil removal

 

JAPAN_01

SWEDEN_01

SWEDEN_02

 

134Cs/137Cs-ratio

 

0.56

1

1.47

0.56

1

1.47

0.56

1

1.47

Unmitigated dose, (mSv/(MBq m-2)

Indoor wooden house

65.9

67.9

79.0

58.9

71.3

86.2

34.2

36.5

43.9

Indoor brick house*

33.2

34.2

39.8

29.6

35.9

43.4

17.2

18.4

22.1

Free surface

238.2

277.1

318.6

244.5

289.2

337.0

133.3

161.7

192.0

Unmitigated dose (1 y resettlement, no topsoil removal), (mSv/(MBq m-2)

Indoor wooden house

47.6

53.4

60.6

47.0

54.1

63.3

21.6

24.8

29.1

Indoor brick house*

24.0

26.9

30.5

23.7

27.2

31.8

10.9

12.5

14.6

Free surface

206.1

236.3

256.6

207.9

236.3

266.7

106.3

122.5

139.8

Free surface

         

Averted dose (5 cm topsoil removal upon resettlement), (mSv/(MBq m-2)

Indoor wooden house

47.6

53.4

60.6

47.0

54.1

63.3

21.2

24.1

28.3

Indoor brick house

24.0

26.9

30.5

23.7

27.2

31.8

10.7

12.1

14.2

Free surface

NC

207.9

236.2

266.3

NC