Levels, sources, variations, and human health risk assessment of Sr and Cs in water and food around Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant (China) from 2011 to 2020.

Objectives: Radioactivity monitoring around nuclear facilities is crucial to provide important baseline data for effective detection of radioactive leakage to the environment. We aim to establish a baseline study for monitoring radioactive levels of Sr and Cs around Sammen Nuclear Power Plant (SNPP) and to assess their associated health impact on surrounding residents.

Methods: In this study, we collected water and food samples around the SNPP from 2011 to 2020 and determined for Sr and Cs activity concentrations.

Long-term investigation of environmental radioactivity levels and public health around the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, China.

To evaluate the impact of the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (Qinshan NPP) in normal operation on the surrounding environment and population, the radioactivity levels of drinking water and the ambient environment, as well as the residents' cancer incidence, were continuously monitored for a period of 9 years (2012-2020). All of the gross α and β radioactivity concentrations in drinking water were less than the WHO recommended values (0.5 Bq/L for gross α and 1 Bq/L for gross β).

Long-term variation of Sr and Cs in environmental and food samples around Qinshan nuclear power plant, China.

Environmental radioactivity monitoring in the surroundings of nuclear facilities is important to provide baseline data for effective detection in case of any radioactive release in the region. In this work, we report for the first time the long-term monitoring data of Cs and Sr in environmental and food samples around Qinshan nuclear power plant in 2012-2019. The distribution levels, temporal variations and source terms of Cs and Sr in the investigated samples were discussed.

Case Report: Occupation Radiation Disease, Skin Injury, and Leukemia After Accidental Radiation Exposure.

Follow-up observation of radiation accident in which a worker developed acute radiation disease and eventually died of leukemia. The case provided key practical information for the study on clinical effects of radiation on the health of workers. We observed and followed-up the progression and effect of radiation exposure at various stages in a 28-year-old male patient.

Protective effect of hydrogen-rich saline against radiation-induced immune dysfunction.

Recent studies showed that hydrogen can be used as an effective radioprotective agent through scavenging free radicals. This study was undertaken to evaluate the radioprotective effects of hydrogen on immune system in mice. H(2) was dissolved in physiological saline using an apparatus produced by our department.