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Major accident in one of the four reactors of Cattenom NPP (4 × 3817 MWth)

Possible impact on the inhabitants of :

Duisburg (229 km) DEU

Maps of Individual committed effective doses received by inhabitants during the passage of the radioactive cloud (inhalation):
1° Each row of the table represents a different meteorological situation.
2° The hyperlink enables access to the related map.
Maps visible with free Google Earth software! Alternatively, after downloading a map file in KML format, go to google.com/earth/, launch Google Earth, click on "project" then on "open"!
Rank, NPP code, date mSv
1        CAT_2017-05-29 40.23
2        CAT_2017-03-31 36.83
3        CAT_2021-12-06 34.66
4        CAT_2017-03-30 34.14
5        CAT_2020-12-15 32.61
6        CAT_2017-06-11 32.56
7        CAT_2021-12-04 31.86
8        CAT_2020-01-26 31.52
9        CAT_2020-09-27 31.26
10        CAT_2020-03-14 30.12
11        CAT_2018-12-25 29.86
12        CAT_2021-08-21 28.41
13        CAT_2020-01-24 27.71
14        CAT_2020-12-31 26.96
15        CAT_2018-04-04 26.78
16        CAT_2017-10-15 26.28
17        CAT_2018-11-24 26.23
18        CAT_2020-10-31 25.81
19        CAT_2020-11-08 25.80
20        CAT_2021-02-21 25.65
21        CAT_2020-11-10 25.51
22        CAT_2020-01-25 25.19
23        CAT_2020-08-05 24.83
24        CAT_2021-05-24 24.75
25        CAT_2021-02-20 24.72
26        CAT_2020-11-18 24.71
27        CAT_2017-11-03 23.89
28        CAT_2021-02-05 23.13
29        CAT_2020-08-13 22.86
30        CAT_2020-10-20 22.40
31        CAT_2021-09-28 22.37
32        CAT_2018-03-07 21.80
33        CAT_2017-09-03 19.07
34        CAT_2021-12-28 18.58
35        CAT_2020-11-25 18.00
36        CAT_2020-03-15 17.83
37        CAT_2020-04-06 17.63
38        CAT_2021-10-05 17.60
39        CAT_2020-04-28 16.75
40        CAT_2021-12-27 16.74
41        CAT_2017-02-15 16.53
42        CAT_2021-07-24 16.44
43        CAT_2021-11-13 16.36
44        CAT_2021-10-31 16.32
45        CAT_2020-12-06 15.89
46        CAT_2017-06-06 15.57
47        CAT_2018-12-18 15.49
48        CAT_2020-12-19 15.05
49        CAT_2017-02-02 15.00
50        CAT_2017-03-04 14.78
51        CAT_2017-06-01 14.74
52        CAT_2018-01-10 14.56
53        CAT_2018-04-10 14.29
54        CAT_2018-11-10 14.16
55        CAT_2018-10-11 14.08
56        CAT_2017-04-09 14.06
57        CAT_2021-02-22 13.99
58        CAT_2020-12-14 13.98
59        CAT_2020-10-05 13.95
60        CAT_2017-09-04 13.93
61        CAT_2020-11-12 13.77
62        CAT_2018-03-04 13.44
63        CAT_2017-03-16 13.35
64        CAT_2021-12-23 13.08
65        CAT_2018-09-16 13.04
66        CAT_2017-08-30 13.03
67        CAT_2017-11-04 12.94
68        CAT_2018-04-02 12.81
69        CAT_2018-11-08 12.81
70        CAT_2021-12-05 12.77
71        CAT_2020-03-02 12.61
72        CAT_2018-05-02 12.56
73        CAT_2020-01-02 12.51
74        CAT_2018-10-30 12.50
75        CAT_2018-08-12 12.45
76        CAT_2018-10-31 12.45
77        CAT_2018-11-09 12.39
78        CAT_2020-12-04 12.32
79        CAT_2017-09-28 12.10
80        CAT_2017-01-30 11.56
81        CAT_2020-01-17 11.34
82        CAT_2018-03-05 11.33
83        CAT_2020-12-28 11.10
84        CAT_2021-10-29 11.08
85        CAT_2018-12-26 10.94
86        CAT_2018-10-12 10.93
87        CAT_2020-03-05 10.78
88        CAT_2020-11-07 10.49
89        CAT_2018-10-14 10.32
90        CAT_2018-04-17 10.30
91        CAT_2017-02-04 10.29
92        CAT_2018-09-18 10.25
93        CAT_2017-12-27 10.20
94        CAT_2017-06-05 9.95
95        CAT_2021-02-15 9.93
96        CAT_2021-06-17 9.88
97        CAT_2018-11-29 9.74
98        CAT_2018-07-29 9.73
99        CAT_2020-10-21 9.68
100        CAT_2020-01-06 9.59
101        CAT_2020-12-18 9.27
102        CAT_2017-07-10 9.21
103        CAT_2021-06-19 9.21
104        CAT_2020-07-27 8.92
105        CAT_2021-10-01 8.91
106        CAT_2017-05-20 8.49
107        CAT_2021-05-09 8.48
108        CAT_2018-04-08 8.41
109        CAT_2021-07-06 8.41
110        CAT_2017-10-18 8.16
111        CAT_2018-10-13 8.12
112        CAT_2020-11-23 8.05
113        CAT_2017-08-15 7.98
114        CAT_2018-11-27 7.87
115        CAT_2021-07-03 7.76
116        CAT_2017-02-07 7.72
117        CAT_2017-01-27 7.70
118        CAT_2018-10-16 7.69
119        CAT_2018-12-16 7.59
120        CAT_2017-07-06 7.38
121        CAT_2017-05-28 7.33
122        CAT_2020-11-26 7.21
123        CAT_2018-02-13 7.10
124        CAT_2020-09-30 7.07
125        CAT_2021-08-03 6.94
126        CAT_2021-06-16 6.93
127        CAT_2018-09-26 6.63
128        CAT_2017-06-26 6.52
129        CAT_2018-11-01 6.49
130        CAT_2020-02-08 6.46
131        CAT_2020-12-09 6.40
132        CAT_2020-04-11 6.31
133        CAT_2018-08-06 6.22
134        CAT_2020-08-14 6.20
135        CAT_2018-05-28 5.88
136        CAT_2017-05-12 5.81
137        CAT_2017-06-15 5.74
138        CAT_2017-05-16 5.72
139        CAT_2020-10-04 5.67
140        CAT_2021-02-01 5.67
141        CAT_2020-08-25 5.47
142        CAT_2018-12-05 5.37
143        CAT_2020-06-26 5.15
144        CAT_2017-08-21 4.98
145        CAT_2017-10-20 4.96
146        CAT_2020-12-21 4.89
147        CAT_2021-06-28 4.86
148        CAT_2020-12-02 4.84
149        CAT_2021-11-12 4.81
150        CAT_2017-01-06 4.58
151        CAT_2021-10-30 4.34
152        CAT_2020-11-13 4.30
153        CAT_2021-07-10 4.30
154        CAT_2020-11-24 4.27
155        CAT_2021-11-11 4.25
156        CAT_2017-08-28 4.24
157        CAT_2021-01-28 4.21
158        CAT_2021-07-11 4.21
159        CAT_2020-10-19 4.17
160        CAT_2021-01-30 4.12
161        CAT_2017-05-15 4.10
162        CAT_2017-07-19 4.00
163        CAT_2018-11-05 3.99
164        CAT_2017-10-19 3.98
165        CAT_2017-12-10 3.98
166        CAT_2020-03-04 3.88
167        CAT_2018-04-22 3.87
168        CAT_2020-05-21 3.81
169        CAT_2020-09-21 3.81
170        CAT_2020-08-20 3.76
171        CAT_2017-02-14 3.74
172        CAT_2020-08-19 3.69
173        CAT_2018-05-29 3.58
174        CAT_2018-10-15 3.52
175        CAT_2021-07-05 3.40
176        CAT_2017-08-08 3.35
177        CAT_2018-03-23 3.32
178        CAT_2017-10-17 3.28
179        CAT_2017-08-25 3.27
180        CAT_2021-06-03 3.19
181        CAT_2017-10-16 3.17
182        CAT_2020-02-13 3.10
183        CAT_2018-05-30 3.04
184        CAT_2021-04-28 2.92
185        CAT_2018-11-12 2.77
186        CAT_2021-11-10 2.76
187        CAT_2017-08-07 2.72
188        CAT_2018-04-19 2.70
189        CAT_2018-09-15 2.63
190        CAT_2020-09-28 2.62
191        CAT_2020-08-11 2.61
192        CAT_2021-01-31 2.57
193        CAT_2021-12-25 2.50
194        CAT_2021-06-15 2.48
195        CAT_2021-08-20 2.42
196        CAT_2018-02-15 2.37
197        CAT_2018-02-18 2.35
198        CAT_2021-04-27 2.35
199        CAT_2017-01-28 2.33
200        CAT_2018-11-07 2.33
201        CAT_2017-06-21 2.28
202        CAT_2018-10-06 2.25
203        CAT_2021-02-04 2.21
204        CAT_2021-08-05 2.14
205        CAT_2018-07-20 2.11
206        CAT_2017-08-27 2.05
207        CAT_2020-12-11 2.05
208        CAT_2018-01-15 1.99
209        CAT_2018-04-09 1.98
210        CAT_2017-09-29 1.97
211        CAT_2018-04-11 1.97
212        CAT_2017-04-28 1.91
213        CAT_2020-09-25 1.90
214        CAT_2017-02-05 1.86
215        CAT_2017-08-06 1.86
216        CAT_2017-07-08 1.85
217        CAT_2021-10-16 1.85
218        CAT_2018-08-13 1.77
219        CAT_2021-10-03 1.74
220        CAT_2018-11-02 1.71
221        CAT_2021-06-14 1.70
222        CAT_2021-10-06 1.67
223        CAT_2020-04-03 1.66
224        CAT_2020-04-17 1.64
225        CAT_2018-03-11 1.63
226        CAT_2018-08-28 1.62
227        CAT_2017-01-31 1.61
228        CAT_2020-04-10 1.61
229        CAT_2017-06-14 1.59
230        CAT_2020-09-14 1.58
231        CAT_2018-11-28 1.57
232        CAT_2021-05-08 1.56
233        CAT_2017-09-21 1.55
234        CAT_2021-09-12 1.55
235        CAT_2020-04-26 1.51
236        CAT_2017-07-21 1.48
237        CAT_2017-10-14 1.43
238        CAT_2021-05-13 1.42
239        CAT_2017-10-31 1.40
240        CAT_2018-04-12 1.39
241        CAT_2020-08-15 1.36
242        CAT_2020-08-16 1.35
243        CAT_2021-07-14 1.34
244        CAT_2020-01-05 1.27
245        CAT_2020-08-27 1.27
246        CAT_2017-05-22 1.26
247        CAT_2018-12-19 1.24
248        CAT_2018-07-03 1.23
249        CAT_2018-05-08 1.21
250        CAT_2021-02-18 1.21
251        CAT_2020-10-01 1.19
252        CAT_2017-04-08 1.18
253        CAT_2018-03-01 1.18
254        CAT_2018-04-21 1.11
255        CAT_2020-08-10 1.10
256        CAT_2017-06-20 1.09
257        CAT_2017-10-01 1.09
258        CAT_2017-11-23 1.07
259        CAT_2020-08-12 1.07
260        CAT_2020-04-08 1.06
261        CAT_2020-04-07 0.97
262        CAT_2021-10-17 0.97
263        CAT_2021-10-18 0.92
264        CAT_2020-12-05 0.89
265        CAT_2021-04-10 0.88
266        CAT_2021-06-25 0.86
267        CAT_2018-03-12 0.83
268        CAT_2018-07-27 0.80
269        CAT_2020-12-01 0.77
270        CAT_2017-06-13 0.75
271        CAT_2020-11-15 0.73
272        CAT_2017-07-09 0.69
273        CAT_2018-03-16 0.69
274        CAT_2020-06-13 0.69
275        CAT_2017-07-05 0.66
276        CAT_2018-03-27 0.66
277        CAT_2021-06-20 0.62
278        CAT_2018-07-19 0.61
279        CAT_2018-08-09 0.57
280        CAT_2018-10-05 0.55
281        CAT_2018-11-06 0.54
282        CAT_2018-07-31 0.52
283        CAT_2018-05-12 0.51
284        CAT_2017-06-28 0.49
285        CAT_2017-08-13 0.48
286        CAT_2021-06-27 0.48
287        CAT_2020-10-18 0.47
288        CAT_2017-06-27 0.46
289        CAT_2018-08-29 0.41
290        CAT_2021-02-23 0.40
291        CAT_2018-08-01 0.36
292        CAT_2020-05-20 0.35
293        CAT_2020-10-02 0.34
294        CAT_2020-05-09 0.33
295        CAT_2017-01-21 0.31
296        CAT_2021-02-07 0.27
297        CAT_2020-08-09 0.25
298        CAT_2020-08-08 0.21
299        CAT_2017-01-01 0.00
300        CAT_2017-01-02 0.00
301        CAT_2017-01-03 0.00
302        CAT_2017-01-04 0.00


  See additional explanation after the below links
The first 8 localities are placed according to 8 cardinal points at about 30 km from Cattenom, the following localities are ranked according to the severity of the health impact in decreasing order: Junglinster →N (LUX)         Fisch →NE (DEU)         Mechern →E (DEU)         Ottonville →SE (FRA)         Metz →S (FRA)         Valleroy →SW (FRA)         Ville‑au‑Montois →W (FRA)         Hivange →NW (LUX)         Esch‑sur‑Alzette (LUX)         Luxembourg (LUX)         Differdange (LUX)         Merzig (DEU)         Saarlouis (DEU)         Verdun (FRA)         Saarbrücken (DEU)         Nancy (FRA)         Koblenz (DEU)         Reims (FRA)         Liège (BEL)         Mannheim (DEU)         Maubeuge (FRA)         Namur (BEL)         Mons (BEL)         Strasbourg (FRA)         Charleroi (BEL)         Aachen (DEU)         Laon (FRA)         Troyes (FRA)         Château‑Thierry (FRA)         Maastricht (NLD)         Heidelberg (DEU)         Coulommiers (FRA)         Köln (DEU)         Valenciennes (FRA)         Épinal (FRA)         Soissons (FRA)         Romilly‑sur‑Seine (FRA)         Frankfurt am Main (DEU)         Colmar (FRA)         Provins (FRA)         Brussel (BEL)         Cambrai (FRA)         Saint‑Quentin (FRA)         Heilbronn (DEU)         Besançon (FRA)         Melun (FRA)         Pforzheim (DEU)         Compiègne (FRA)         Creil (FRA)         Stuttgart (DEU)         Lille (FRA)         Auxerre (FRA)         Gent (BEL)         Montdidier (FRA)         Sens (FRA)         Paris (FRA)         Freiburg im Breisgau (DEU)         Kortrijk (BEL)         Eindhoven (NLD)         Dijon (FRA)         Béthune (FRA)         Brugge (BEL)         Düsseldorf (DEU)         Fribourg (CHE)         Antwerpen (BEL)         Amiens (FRA)         Mulhouse (FRA)         Tilburg (NLD)         Dortmund (DEU)         Münster (DEU)         Ulm (DEU)         Beauvais (FRA)         Bielefeld (DEU)         Chartres (FRA)         Villach (AUT)         Oostende (BEL)         Hannover (DEU)         Utrecht (NLD)         Graz (AUT)         Duisburg (DEU)        

Potential impact of the cloud (inhalation) on the following areas: Europe (51 countries)         France         Germany & Austria         Luxembourg         Belgium & Netherlands         Italy         Switzerland         Spain


ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION ON THE TABLE
1° The radioactivity comes from the passage of the cloud in the hours following an accident;
2° The above individual doses do not include soil irradiation or ingestion of contaminated food after the passage of the cloud;
3° These figures are estimates;
4° SEE COMMENTARY ON LOW AND HIGH DOSES.

5° The calculations are not derived using the map in the illustration, but from another map – of the same format as the one for download on our website to study deposition – which explains some discrepancies between the figure and its illustration.
6° The analysis of the 11 situations producing the maximum fallout allows us to establish the highest risk for a given city, i.e., the consequences of weather situations occurring in 1% of the cases.
7° The above data allow for the identification of the meteorological conditions that would have the worst impact on the area in question, as well as those that would keep radioactivity away. In the event of a major accident at the nuclear power plant concerned, a quick comparison of this analysis with the then prevailing meteorological conditions could be very useful to act as decentralized as possible; local authorities could keep these analyses as ready references to better and more rapidly deploy population protection strategies.

See the details of the radioactive release taken into account for this plant (pdf)

Wikimedia map with modifications
Towns in the vicinity of Cattenom


Wikimedia map with modifications
The geographical location of Cattenom


Photo cropped from the work of Stefan Kühn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cattenom, France, pressurized water reactor (PWR), 4 × 3817 megawatts thermal (MWth)


The following maps give a brief overview of different situations and zoom function possibilities when maps are opened with Google Earth. They were generated with NOAA Hysplit software.
Cattenom (3817 MWth): 72h simulation starting on 02-01-2020
Cattenom (3817 MWth): 72h simulation starting on 17-06-2020
Cattenom (3817 MWth): 72h simulation starting on 29-11-2020