Migration of radionuclides induced in the soil below the 12 GeV proton accelerator facility at KEK

The radioactive concentrations of radionuclides were measured in the soil and groundwater below the 12 GeV proton beam-line tunnel at KEK. Various long-lived radionuclides, (7Be, 22Na, 46Sc, 54Mn, 60Co, 134Cs, 152Eu and 154Eu) were observed in the soil samples by γ-ray spectra measurements, and 3H was also detected by liquid scintillation counting. On the other hand, 3H, 22Na and 54Mn, which were leached from the soil were measured in the groundwater below the EP2 beam line. 3H and 22Na were also found in slight amounts in groundwater collected in a well dug beside the East Counter Hall. From a comparison with the radioactive concentration in soil and groundwater, the order of the leaching percentages were 3H>22Na>54Mn. This tendency was in agreement with an experimental result of the RI laboratory.