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Considerations about house decontamination in Goiania: limits and consequences
- 1. Instituto de Radioprotecao e Dosimetria, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- 2. Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear de Brasil, Rio de Janeiro
Description
We are considering some aspects related to the decontamination activities about 50 houses affected by Cs-137 in Goiania city. We described the way these contaminations occurred, the instruments used and the procedures. We also discuss the dose limits establised in the decontamination and the consequences resulting from this action. We call attention to the fact that not only the technical aspects in such activities bu also the psycho-social implications resulting from them are specially important. (author)
Abstract (Portuguese)
Sao considerados alguns aspectos conernentes as atividades de descontaminacao de cerca de 50 residencias afetadas pelo Cs-137 em Goiania. Sao descritos os modos como ocorreram estas contaminacoes, a instrumentacao e os procedimentos utilizados. Tanbem sao utilizados os limites de doses estabelecidos na descontaminacao e consequencias advindas neste processo de intrevencao. Ressalta-se, finalmente, que nao so os aspectos tecnicos sao importantes em atividades desta natureza, mas sobretudo as implicacoes psicosociais delas decorrentes. (autor)Files
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Additional titles
- Original title (Portuguese)
- Consideracoes sobre a descontaminacao de residencias em Goiania: limites e implicacoes
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 11 p.
- Report number
- INIS-BR--1195
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Brazil
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 19076814
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BRAZIL; CESIUM 137; DECONTAMINATION; DOSE LIMITS; GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTERS; HOUSES; NAI DETECTORS; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRIC SURVEYS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDINGS; CESIUM ISOTOPES; CLEANING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GEOLOGIC SURVEYS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LATIN AMERICA; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MONITORING; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SAFETY STANDARDS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; SOUTH AMERICA; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES