A continuous plutonium aerosol monitor for use in high radon environments.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
; 148(2): 258-62, 2012 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-21357581
ABSTRACT
Radon concentration is very high in underground basements and other facilities. Radon concentration in a nuclear facility locates in the granite tunnel can be as high as 10(4) Bq m(-3) in summer. Monitoring plutonium aerosol in this circumstance is seriously interfered by radon daughters. In order to solve this problem, a new continuous aerosol monitor that can monitor very low plutonium aerosol concentration in high radon background was developed. Several techniques were used to reduce interference of radon daughters, and the minimum detectable concentrations in various radon concentrations were measured.
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01-internacional
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2_ODS3
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Monitoramento de Radiação
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Plutônio
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Radônio
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Produtos de Decaimento de Radônio
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Aerossóis
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Poluentes Radioativos do Ar
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article