Abstract
The deposition velocities of Be-7, K-40, Th-232, U-238 and Pb-210 radionuclides from the atmosphere at Ninh Thuan and Dong Nai monitoring stations of Vietnam were investigated. The deposition velocity was calculated based on it’s specific radioactivity in aerosols and deposition density in fallout samples. The data of the deposition velocities of radionuclides from the atmosphere are needed as input data for the models to simulate atmospheric radioactive dispersion and assess the public dose around nuclear facilities. The radioactivity of Be-7, K-40, Th-232, U-238 and Pb-210 nuclides in aerosols and fallout samples were analyzed by using a low level background gamma spectrometer equipped with HPGe detector of high resolution. The results show that the deposition velocities of Be-7, K-40, Th-232, U-238 and Pb-210 nuclides from the air are in ranges of 0.04÷1.71; 1.84÷27.46; 1.46÷23.63; 0.80÷26.13 and 0.06÷1.53 (cm/s), with average values of 0.55; 13.81; 8.22; 8.12 and 0.58 (cm/s), respectively. The deposition velocities of the radionuclides in the survey areas are comparable with those found in tropical and subtropical regions and these results could be served as the database of the World radioactive transport parameters.
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