Assessment of the Indoor Gamma Dose Rates in 15 Portuguese Thermal Spas

Silva, A. S.; Dinis, Maria de Lurdes

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14730-3_24

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“…Any of these radiation types will trigger the electron cascade (the Geiger-Müller effect), and the resulting current pulse contains no information on the type of radiation or its energy. This can be partially mitigated by fitting different filters, exposing the tube either unfiltered (α + β + γ), through a thin Al window (β + γ), or through a thick Al window (γ only) [48]. Some models have built-in filters, whereas others require different probes to be fitted.…”

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confidence: 99%

An Introduction to Nuclear Industrial Archaeology

et al. 2023

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The legacy of the early days of the Atomic Age consists of many problematic sites worldwide, including radioactive waste dumps, uranium mines, spent fuel reprocessing plants, and defunct processing and enrichment plants. Although nature quickly reclaims abandoned sites, any remaining radioisotopes can pose a threat for millennia to come, long after the benefits gained from nuclear technology have faded. The field of nuclear industrial archaeology specialises in finding and characterising these sites to support local communities and site owners. Where maps and building plans have been lost, nuclear archaeologists deploy state-of-the-art analysis techniques on the ground to unravel the current state of legacy sites, and quantify the remaining radioactive inventories to the standard required by the nation the site is located within. The objectives of nuclear industrial archaeology are varied and site dependent. Whether the objective is to puzzle the forgotten history of activity back together or safeguard and recover dangerous radioactive materials, nuclear industrial archaeology adapts radioanalytical laboratory and site-surveying techniques in order to understand the site and allow scientists to communicate this information to support remediation efforts. This paper discusses current methodologies alongside a case study.

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Section: Geiger-müller Countingmentioning

confidence: 99%