Electrokinetic Cleaning of Ground from Radioactive Nuclides

3 ELECTROKINETIC CLEANING OF GROUND FROM RADIOACTIVE NUCLIDES 

The cleaning of radionuclides from the soil is a very important practical problem. This problem has become particularly relevant after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 (Fig. 5.6). As a result of the accident, land in the vast territory of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and some neighboring states were contaminated with radionuclides ( Cs, Sr, 239,240p. tables 5.S-5.5). Cesium isotopes were the main polluter after the accident. Some data on contaminated land by Cs in 

TABLE 5.3. The Area of Land Contaminated by in Some European Conntries after the Accident at the Chernobyl Nnclear Power Plant in 1986 

Region Total (Thousands of Density of Soil Pollution (Ci/km )  

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