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

Possible impact on the inhabitants of :

Münster (300 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_2020-09-28 61.07
2        CAT_2018-12-26 59.36
3        CAT_2020-11-08 48.16
4        CAT_2021-08-05 44.79
5        CAT_2020-12-07 41.89
6        CAT_2020-12-31 36.55
7        CAT_2020-11-10 35.95
8        CAT_2021-11-13 35.69
9        CAT_2020-12-15 31.03
10        CAT_2017-05-12 28.80
11        CAT_2017-05-29 26.05
12        CAT_2018-02-09 25.72
13        CAT_2020-12-05 24.95
14        CAT_2020-08-13 24.69
15        CAT_2020-09-27 24.55
16        CAT_2017-03-04 23.72
17        CAT_2018-01-10 23.35
18        CAT_2021-10-01 23.00
19        CAT_2020-01-17 20.86
20        CAT_2020-01-26 20.55
21        CAT_2017-06-28 19.78
22        CAT_2020-12-06 19.54
23        CAT_2021-12-05 19.37
24        CAT_2018-12-25 19.35
25        CAT_2017-02-04 19.18
26        CAT_2017-10-01 18.86
27        CAT_2017-10-18 18.85
28        CAT_2020-12-28 18.66
29        CAT_2017-10-20 18.61
30        CAT_2021-07-14 18.47
31        CAT_2017-10-16 18.28
32        CAT_2020-12-21 17.80
33        CAT_2017-01-30 17.11
34        CAT_2018-02-13 16.98
35        CAT_2017-09-21 16.50
36        CAT_2017-08-30 16.39
37        CAT_2018-12-18 16.39
38        CAT_2018-09-26 15.28
39        CAT_2020-01-24 15.11
40        CAT_2018-03-07 14.71
41        CAT_2021-02-21 14.34
42        CAT_2018-03-05 14.32
43        CAT_2020-04-06 14.18
44        CAT_2017-06-11 14.10
45        CAT_2020-11-07 14.05
46        CAT_2020-11-18 13.92
47        CAT_2017-09-29 13.72
48        CAT_2017-06-05 13.11
49        CAT_2020-12-14 13.07
50        CAT_2021-06-03 13.02
51        CAT_2020-01-02 12.98
52        CAT_2017-11-04 12.86
53        CAT_2018-04-04 12.50
54        CAT_2020-12-19 12.23
55        CAT_2021-02-05 11.99
56        CAT_2020-11-15 11.93
57        CAT_2017-03-31 11.92
58        CAT_2020-03-15 11.30
59        CAT_2020-10-21 11.27
60        CAT_2020-08-25 11.20
61        CAT_2020-11-12 11.20
62        CAT_2020-01-25 10.96
63        CAT_2020-08-27 10.84
64        CAT_2021-06-17 10.78
65        CAT_2017-02-02 10.16
66        CAT_2018-12-19 10.10
67        CAT_2020-10-20 10.08
68        CAT_2021-12-04 9.99
69        CAT_2018-10-12 9.80
70        CAT_2020-10-05 9.32
71        CAT_2020-12-09 9.15
72        CAT_2021-11-12 9.13
73        CAT_2017-04-09 8.90
74        CAT_2017-10-15 8.85
75        CAT_2017-12-10 8.84
76        CAT_2018-07-29 8.79
77        CAT_2021-12-28 8.74
78        CAT_2018-09-16 8.71
79        CAT_2018-09-18 8.69
80        CAT_2018-01-15 8.49
81        CAT_2017-11-03 8.46
82        CAT_2020-02-13 8.34
83        CAT_2020-11-23 8.26
84        CAT_2017-09-03 7.79
85        CAT_2021-10-31 7.78
86        CAT_2018-08-13 7.74
87        CAT_2021-10-03 7.70
88        CAT_2020-11-14 7.58
89        CAT_2018-04-22 7.45
90        CAT_2018-11-29 7.44
91        CAT_2020-11-25 7.29
92        CAT_2020-01-16 7.10
93        CAT_2021-01-16 7.04
94        CAT_2020-06-26 6.99
95        CAT_2020-03-02 6.73
96        CAT_2017-02-15 6.57
97        CAT_2021-12-27 6.51
98        CAT_2020-11-13 6.49
99        CAT_2018-10-31 6.47
100        CAT_2021-02-15 6.30
101        CAT_2017-09-04 6.05
102        CAT_2017-06-01 6.04
103        CAT_2018-04-17 6.00
104        CAT_2018-10-14 5.93
105        CAT_2017-03-08 5.90
106        CAT_2017-07-10 5.82
107        CAT_2018-03-27 5.79
108        CAT_2018-12-16 5.74
109        CAT_2021-05-24 5.74
110        CAT_2018-11-05 5.71
111        CAT_2020-04-28 5.55
112        CAT_2021-09-12 5.55
113        CAT_2017-02-03 5.50
114        CAT_2021-07-24 5.48
115        CAT_2017-03-16 5.44
116        CAT_2017-11-23 5.41
117        CAT_2018-03-23 5.34
118        CAT_2020-12-18 5.30
119        CAT_2020-08-20 5.23
120        CAT_2017-01-06 5.21
121        CAT_2017-01-27 5.16
122        CAT_2020-10-25 5.14
123        CAT_2018-04-09 5.12
124        CAT_2021-07-06 5.12
125        CAT_2018-05-29 4.97
126        CAT_2020-08-15 4.93
127        CAT_2021-06-18 4.84
128        CAT_2020-09-14 4.78
129        CAT_2017-05-15 4.63
130        CAT_2018-05-02 4.63
131        CAT_2018-11-11 4.47
132        CAT_2021-08-20 4.47
133        CAT_2018-11-01 4.44
134        CAT_2021-02-02 4.40
135        CAT_2021-08-21 4.40
136        CAT_2017-10-21 4.37
137        CAT_2017-05-20 4.35
138        CAT_2020-01-06 4.33
139        CAT_2021-01-23 4.33
140        CAT_2021-02-22 4.33
141        CAT_2020-10-04 4.32
142        CAT_2020-02-08 4.31
143        CAT_2017-09-28 4.30
144        CAT_2018-08-06 4.27
145        CAT_2021-10-29 4.19
146        CAT_2020-10-19 4.14
147        CAT_2020-12-04 4.11
148        CAT_2021-07-10 4.10
149        CAT_2021-11-11 4.09
150        CAT_2018-10-16 4.05
151        CAT_2021-07-07 4.04
152        CAT_2021-05-13 4.03
153        CAT_2018-05-28 4.00
154        CAT_2020-12-02 3.96
155        CAT_2018-11-27 3.93
156        CAT_2020-12-20 3.92
157        CAT_2017-08-15 3.80
158        CAT_2021-07-05 3.74
159        CAT_2021-02-20 3.67
160        CAT_2020-12-03 3.66
161        CAT_2021-05-10 3.62
162        CAT_2017-02-14 3.59
163        CAT_2017-10-31 3.56
164        CAT_2018-10-06 3.55
165        CAT_2020-09-21 3.50
166        CAT_2018-03-04 3.46
167        CAT_2021-05-09 3.43
168        CAT_2021-12-10 3.35
169        CAT_2021-07-25 3.14
170        CAT_2021-04-28 3.11
171        CAT_2020-02-15 3.08
172        CAT_2017-07-08 3.07
173        CAT_2021-12-25 3.01
174        CAT_2017-05-16 2.90
175        CAT_2021-06-28 2.90
176        CAT_2020-01-13 2.84
177        CAT_2018-04-02 2.83
178        CAT_2020-08-16 2.82
179        CAT_2017-08-07 2.78
180        CAT_2017-01-29 2.77
181        CAT_2018-12-05 2.73
182        CAT_2020-08-05 2.69
183        CAT_2020-12-01 2.69
184        CAT_2021-02-16 2.62
185        CAT_2017-07-19 2.60
186        CAT_2021-12-22 2.59
187        CAT_2021-03-30 2.49
188        CAT_2017-01-28 2.48
189        CAT_2020-03-04 2.46
190        CAT_2021-10-06 2.43
191        CAT_2021-08-03 2.42
192        CAT_2017-08-13 2.36
193        CAT_2021-02-04 2.36
194        CAT_2018-07-20 2.33
195        CAT_2021-01-31 2.32
196        CAT_2020-04-11 2.27
197        CAT_2018-03-10 2.26
198        CAT_2021-07-09 2.25
199        CAT_2021-02-23 2.21
200        CAT_2018-02-11 2.13
201        CAT_2018-08-26 2.11
202        CAT_2020-05-21 2.09
203        CAT_2020-11-30 2.07
204        CAT_2021-06-15 2.01
205        CAT_2018-02-18 2.00
206        CAT_2018-11-02 2.00
207        CAT_2020-12-27 1.97
208        CAT_2020-10-31 1.96
209        CAT_2020-03-05 1.94
210        CAT_2017-12-27 1.93
211        CAT_2021-06-25 1.92
212        CAT_2018-10-11 1.91
213        CAT_2020-04-03 1.90
214        CAT_2020-08-19 1.90
215        CAT_2021-12-06 1.90
216        CAT_2021-10-16 1.87
217        CAT_2018-10-15 1.86
218        CAT_2021-10-02 1.86
219        CAT_2021-10-17 1.83
220        CAT_2017-05-28 1.79
221        CAT_2017-08-28 1.75
222        CAT_2018-04-19 1.74
223        CAT_2018-08-12 1.74
224        CAT_2021-12-23 1.73
225        CAT_2021-11-10 1.71
226        CAT_2018-10-29 1.69
227        CAT_2017-10-17 1.66
228        CAT_2020-01-09 1.64
229        CAT_2021-06-16 1.63
230        CAT_2021-09-27 1.62
231        CAT_2017-08-21 1.58
232        CAT_2018-08-07 1.58
233        CAT_2017-08-08 1.57
234        CAT_2017-12-30 1.54
235        CAT_2020-04-26 1.53
236        CAT_2018-04-08 1.52
237        CAT_2017-07-06 1.50
238        CAT_2017-04-08 1.47
239        CAT_2017-03-21 1.45
240        CAT_2020-02-27 1.44
241        CAT_2018-11-08 1.43
242        CAT_2021-08-06 1.43
243        CAT_2021-07-03 1.42
244        CAT_2018-07-19 1.40
245        CAT_2020-08-21 1.38
246        CAT_2020-07-27 1.36
247        CAT_2017-06-26 1.35
248        CAT_2018-11-30 1.35
249        CAT_2020-01-05 1.35
250        CAT_2021-04-10 1.35
251        CAT_2018-11-10 1.34
252        CAT_2017-03-30 1.33
253        CAT_2020-08-11 1.33
254        CAT_2020-10-18 1.31
255        CAT_2020-04-07 1.30
256        CAT_2021-02-19 1.23
257        CAT_2017-01-10 1.22
258        CAT_2018-03-09 1.22
259        CAT_2017-06-15 1.21
260        CAT_2018-12-02 1.21
261        CAT_2021-08-04 1.19
262        CAT_2018-12-21 1.17
263        CAT_2017-08-25 1.16
264        CAT_2017-06-21 1.15
265        CAT_2021-06-20 1.14
266        CAT_2018-04-12 1.12
267        CAT_2020-01-27 1.12
268        CAT_2018-07-27 1.10
269        CAT_2018-07-30 1.10
270        CAT_2018-07-03 1.05
271        CAT_2018-02-15 1.03
272        CAT_2021-09-28 1.00
273        CAT_2021-01-30 0.99
274        CAT_2018-05-08 0.98
275        CAT_2018-08-28 0.98
276        CAT_2017-12-13 0.97
277        CAT_2020-08-06 0.97
278        CAT_2018-11-24 0.96
279        CAT_2017-01-31 0.94
280        CAT_2018-04-11 0.92
281        CAT_2021-04-27 0.90
282        CAT_2017-06-14 0.89
283        CAT_2020-01-15 0.89
284        CAT_2020-09-25 0.83
285        CAT_2020-08-09 0.75
286        CAT_2017-08-06 0.74
287        CAT_2021-11-02 0.73
288        CAT_2018-05-10 0.72
289        CAT_2021-06-14 0.69
290        CAT_2018-08-05 0.67
291        CAT_2017-01-09 0.66
292        CAT_2021-06-02 0.66
293        CAT_2017-05-22 0.62
294        CAT_2018-04-20 0.60
295        CAT_2021-01-28 0.56
296        CAT_2017-06-13 0.55
297        CAT_2018-11-09 0.54
298        CAT_2017-05-02 0.53
299        CAT_2017-08-16 0.51
300        CAT_2017-02-05 0.50
301        CAT_2018-10-05 0.49
302        CAT_2021-07-11 0.49
303        CAT_2020-08-14 0.48
304        CAT_2021-10-19 0.42
305        CAT_2021-01-21 0.39
306        CAT_2021-06-19 0.39
307        CAT_2018-08-09 0.34
308        CAT_2021-09-13 0.30
309        CAT_2017-01-21 0.29
310        CAT_2021-05-08 0.28
311        CAT_2017-08-29 0.23
312        CAT_2018-04-28 0.23
313        CAT_2021-04-09 0.21
314        CAT_2017-01-01 0.00
315        CAT_2017-01-02 0.00
316        CAT_2017-01-03 0.00
317        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