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
Mao Mao
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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.
This study examines how radionuclides released from nuclear power plants are transported and...