Published July 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

The radiological impact of accelerators on the environment

  • 1. Academia Sinica, Lanzhou, GS (China). Inst. of Modern Physics

Description

The radiological impact of accelerators on the environment is due to inadequate shielding and induced radioactivity. The main ways are skyshine of neutron and the release of gaseous radionuclides produced in air to the atmosphere. When precaution is taken, the impact of accelerators is in general, relatively small. It is important to remark that up to now no signficant contamination resulted from operation of the accelerator has been observed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiat. Prot. (Taiyuan)
Journal Volume
5
Journal Issue
4
Series
Radiat. Prot. (Taiyuan).
Journal Page Range
268-272
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