ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY IN MANECIU RESERVOIR, PRAHOVA COUNTY, ROMANIA

The present work is related to the efforts of knowledge of the distribution of the different radioactive isotopes in the environment and their possible influences of the flora and fauna in different regions, as well as on the quality of the different aliments. For this study the rivers that assure the water for artificial reservoir created in village Maneciu, Prahova County. From the entrances in reservoir of the river Teleajen, have been collected separated probes, up to the depth of 2 m. The probes have been separated with a step of 5 cm and have been prepared using standard procedures. Each probe – in cylindrical plastic boxes with 100 g weight each – has been measured in the underground laboratory of NIPNE-HH from salt mine “Unirea” Slanic-Prahova. The preliminary experimental results indicate the absence of the signals related to the major nuclear accidents. An interesting result is related to the behavior of the radioactive isotope of 40K.