ASSESSMENT OF THE BARRIER PROPERTIES OF THE VADOSE ZONE AT THE RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL SITES IN THE CHORNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE

• Date: 2025
• Main Authors: Григоренко, Д.О., Заноз, Б.Ю., Бугай, Д.О., Кубко, Ю.І.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Geological Sciences, NAS of Ukraine 2025
• Subjects: groundwater recharge rate; RWDF “Buryakivka”; IC “Vector”; hydrogeological modeling; Chornobyl Exclusion Zone; radioactive contamination; groundwater protection
• Online Access: http://geojournal.igs-nas.org.ua/article/view/342935
• Journal Title: Geological journal

The paper presents estimates of groundwater recharge rate from precipitation and evaluates the potential of the vadose zone to retard and attenuate radionuclides at the “Buryakivka” radioactive waste disposal facility (RWDF) and the “Vector” industrial complex (IC) within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zon...