Economic consequences of the Chernobyl Accident in Norway in the Decade 1986-1995

摘要

Although the distance from Chernobyl to Norway is about 2000 km, it is estimated that 3-5/100 of the radiocesium released from Chernobyl was depos- ited upon Norwegian territory. This was caused by an unfortunate (for Norway) and unusual combination of large initial thermal lift of the plume (which kept the materials airborne), wind direction (which brought the plume across Scandinavia), and precipitation (which led to strong deposition in parts of Norway and Sweden).