TRITIUM LEVELS IN THE SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY IN THE REGION OF BELOYARSKAYA ATOMIC POWER STATION IN THE URALS
The paper reports on the results on the estimation of the drinking water quality from the levels of tritium entering the environment during the long term operation of the Beloyarskaya atomic power station. Tritium levels in the water of the investigated sources was in the range of 1 to 25 Bq/l. A significant reverse correlationship was revealed between tritium concentrations in the drinking water and the distance from the power station. Thus fact evidenced of the penetration of tritium into the sources by possible leakage though the ground. The results were compared with the data for the region of the «Mayak» enterprise.