Articles | Volume 18, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-10169-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-10169-2025
Model description paper
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18 Dec 2025
Model description paper |  | 18 Dec 2025

MITgcm-RN v1.0: modeling the transport and fate of radionuclides released from nuclear power plants wastewater in the global ocean using MITgcm_c65i with the radionuclide module

Mao Mao, Yujuan Wang, Peipei Wu, Shaojian Huang, Zhengcheng Song, and Yanxu Zhang

Data sets

Modeling the Transport and Fate of Radionuclides Released from Nuclear Power Plants Wastewater in the Global Ocean Mao Mao et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16608895

Model code and software

Modeling the Transport and Fate of Radionuclides Released from Nuclear Power Plants Wastewater in the Global Ocean Mao Mao et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16608895

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Short summary
This study examines how radionuclides released from nuclear power plants are transported and transformed in the global ocean over time. Using an advanced ocean simulation model, it focuses on radionuclides released during the Fukushima accident and from planned wastewater discharges. The findings show that some radionuclides can travel across the Pacific within a few years and gradually spread to other ocean basins by mid-century, emphasizing potential long-term environmental impacts.
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