Published July 1983
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Journal article
Minor sources of miner exposure
- 1. National Radiological Protection Board, Harwell (UK)
Description
The sources of radiation exposure to miners in non-coal mines in addition to radon daughters are thoron daughters in mine air, long-lived radionuclides in mine dust and gamma radiation from the local rocks. A crude estimate of the total annual effective dose equivalent from these minor sources is 2 - 5 mSv which is of secondary importance compared to the dose from radon daughters. (UK)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiol. Prot. Bull.
- Journal Issue
- no.53
- Series
- Radiol. Prot. Bull.
- ISSN
- 0308-4272
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 15002126
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; DUSTS; GAMMA RADIATION; MINERS; MINES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON 220; UNITED KINGDOM; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EUROPE; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; PERSONNEL; RADIATIONS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES