Authors:
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- First application of UAVs in radiation mapping
- First identification and provenancing of specific Fukushima Daiichi reactor core material
- Correlated approach to analyse single sub-mm particles through multiple complementary techniques
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This PhD sought to determine the mechanisms for the reactor explosions by mapping, collecting and analysing samples from across the area of Japan that received radioactive fallout from the explosions. In doing this, the author conducted significant fieldwork in the restricted-access fallout zone using ground and novel UAV-based mapping of radiation to identify hot-spot areas for sample collecting but also using these tools to verify the efficacy of the clean-up operations ongoing in the prefecture. Such fieldwork was both technically pioneering for its use of UAVs (drones) but also selfless in terms of bravely entering a nuclear danger area to collect samples for the greater benefit of the scientific community.
Authors and Affiliations
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Interface Analysis Centre, School of Physics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Peter George Martin
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Book Subtitle: An Analysis from the Metre to the Nanometre Scale
Authors: Peter George Martin
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17191-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-17190-2Published: 06 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-17191-9Published: 23 April 2019
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 326
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 131 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Security Science and Technology, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Chemistry