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Analysis of thermal power plants environmental impacts using radioanalytical methods
Král, Dušan ; Ing. Ondřej Huml, Ph.D., KJR FJFI ČVUT v Praze (referee) ; Katovský, Karel (advisor)
Operation of classical power sources, like coal fueled thermal power plants, causes more or less strong impact on surrounded environment. Beside to the generally discussed CO2 emissions, there are CO, SOx, NOx too; and also fly ash emissions containing various trace elements depending on coal quality. Heavy trace elements carried by fly ash generate locally distributed fallout and contaminate soil in the power plant neighborhood for many years. These elements may be detected in soil samples as well as in biomass. Objectives of this work are to find and quantify trace elements in soil samples near Oslavany hard coal fueled thermal plant, which was in operation from 1913 to 1993. Power plant did not use any advanced fly ash filters. Hard coal was used as a fuel for power plant and it was mined locally in Rosice-Oslavany coal district in very deep mines (up to 1428 m). Coal contained a lot of trace elements. A mine as well as power plant is for more than 20 year closed, but trace elements can be still find in the environment. Main goal is to find these elements using activation analysis and gamma-ray spectrometry methodology. We have assembled thirty six soil samples in square lattice drawn around Oslavany power plant brownfield. On behalf of cooperation with colleagues from the Czech Technical University in Prague and their Open-Access project, we irradiated samples in three vertical channels of VR-1 research nuclear reactor. Irradiated samples were transported to gamma spectroscopy & activation analysis laboratory and measured by HPGe detector. Gamma spectra were analyzed and some trace elements identified. We have determine relative and absolute concentration of found elements. We observe and determine activity and weight of As, U, Ba, La, Eu, Mn, K, V, Mg and Na only. Results show a real suspicion for increase of trace elements in soil samples of hard coal power plant surroundings.
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Photon strength functions in 162Dy from two-step gamma cascade measurement
Chudoba, Petr ; Krtička, Milan (advisor) ; Knapp, František (referee)
Photon strength functions quantities, which describe deexcitation of nucleus by emiting gamma rays within statistical model of the nucleus. Information about these quantities can be gained from study of two-step gamma cascades. The thesis is focused on processing of experimental data from measurement of these cascades in 162Dy nucleus. Data were acquired using experimental set-up istalled on the research reactor in Řež near Prague. In the experiment the 161Dy targed was bombarded by thermal neutrons. Following gamma deexcitation of 162Dy nucleus was measured by coincident spectrometer composed of two semi-conductor detectors. The aim of the thesis is to perform energy and efficiency calibration and to process experimental data into the form of two-step gamma cascades spectra. In adition, a comparsion of the two-step cascades spectra with the outcome of simulations of a few basic models of photon strength functions is made.
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Photon strength functions in 162Dy from two-step gamma cascade measurement
Chudoba, Petr ; Krtička, Milan (advisor) ; Knapp, František (referee)
Photon strength functions quantities, which describe deexcitation of nucleus by emiting gamma rays within statistical model of the nucleus. Information about these quantities can be gained from study of two-step gamma cascades. The thesis is focused on processing of experimental data from measurement of these cascades in 162Dy nucleus. Data were acquired using experimental set-up istalled on the research reactor in Řež near Prague. In the experiment the 161Dy targed was bombarded by thermal neutrons. Following gamma deexcitation of 162Dy nucleus was measured by coincident spectrometer composed of two semi-conductor detectors. The aim of the thesis is to perform energy and efficiency calibration and to process experimental data into the form of two-step gamma cascades spectra. In adition, a comparsion of the two-step cascades spectra with the outcome of simulations of a few basic models of photon strength functions is made.
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Analysis of thermal power plants environmental impacts using radioanalytical methods
Král, Dušan ; Ing. Ondřej Huml, Ph.D., KJR FJFI ČVUT v Praze (referee) ; Katovský, Karel (advisor)
Operation of classical power sources, like coal fueled thermal power plants, causes more or less strong impact on surrounded environment. Beside to the generally discussed CO2 emissions, there are CO, SOx, NOx too; and also fly ash emissions containing various trace elements depending on coal quality. Heavy trace elements carried by fly ash generate locally distributed fallout and contaminate soil in the power plant neighborhood for many years. These elements may be detected in soil samples as well as in biomass. Objectives of this work are to find and quantify trace elements in soil samples near Oslavany hard coal fueled thermal plant, which was in operation from 1913 to 1993. Power plant did not use any advanced fly ash filters. Hard coal was used as a fuel for power plant and it was mined locally in Rosice-Oslavany coal district in very deep mines (up to 1428 m). Coal contained a lot of trace elements. A mine as well as power plant is for more than 20 year closed, but trace elements can be still find in the environment. Main goal is to find these elements using activation analysis and gamma-ray spectrometry methodology. We have assembled thirty six soil samples in square lattice drawn around Oslavany power plant brownfield. On behalf of cooperation with colleagues from the Czech Technical University in Prague and their Open-Access project, we irradiated samples in three vertical channels of VR-1 research nuclear reactor. Irradiated samples were transported to gamma spectroscopy & activation analysis laboratory and measured by HPGe detector. Gamma spectra were analyzed and some trace elements identified. We have determine relative and absolute concentration of found elements. We observe and determine activity and weight of As, U, Ba, La, Eu, Mn, K, V, Mg and Na only. Results show a real suspicion for increase of trace elements in soil samples of hard coal power plant surroundings.
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