Radioactivity of the air – Page 2

Chernobyl forest fires April 2020 (update 2021)

11 November 202217 November 2022 André Gurtner

In 2020, particularly serious forest fires occurred in the area of the exclusion zone around Chernobyl (1986 nuclear power plant accident). Tiny traces of radioactive caesium-137 may have been transported as far as Switzerland.
This publication is only available in French and German.

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Impact of forest fires in Ukraine on Switzerland (as of 4/15/2020)

11 November 202217 November 2022 André Gurtner

Current forest fires in Ukraine, including those in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl, are again releasing radioactivity (primarily Cs-137) into the atmosphere.
This publication is available only in French and German.

Radioactivity of the air, Archive

Relocation of the URAnet-Aero Fribourg station

27 February 202011 November 2022 André Gurtner

The nuclide-specific monitor at the Fribourg station was moved to Mühleberg at the beginning of February. For this reason, no new measured values will be displayed at the Fribourg station.

Archive, Radioactivity of the air, Automatic networks

Accident in northern Russia on August 8 2019

28 August 201918 November 2022 André Gurtner

The Russian Meteorological Institute (Roshydromet) reported a brief increase in radioactivity on August 82019 in the city of Severodvinsk, northern Russia.
This publication is only available in French and German.

Release of radioactivity, Radioactivity of the air

High Volume Sampler

5 March 201911 November 2022 André Gurtner

Since 1993, the URA section has maintained a network of high-flow aerosol collectors. Currently, six stations are in operation:

Radioactivity of the air

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