Prognostic estimation of 137Cs content in forest mushrooms and berries within a zone of regular fallout of the Belarusian atomic power station

The article presents prognostic estimation on the release of 137Cs to the environment during standard operation of the Belarussian atomic power station. The authors analyzed dynamics of soil contamination with the radionuclide and its accumulation in mushrooms and berries nearby the station operating under standard conditions. The main contribution to radiation situation and contamination of edible forest products was found to be made by the radionuclide coming to biogeocenosis by as a result of global release of radioactive substances.