Published May 1993
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Journal article
The forecast of external radiation doses to the population living in cesium contaminated area
Creators
- 1. Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Radiatsionnoj Gigieny, Leningrad (Russian Federation)
Description
Focast of external irradiation doses for different groups of population living on territories contaminated as a result of the Chernobyl accident is discussed. The model applied is based on the fact that decrease of irradiation dose with time takes place under the influence of two factors, which are cesium isotope decay and their migration in environment. It is expected that the average dose for population during 25 years after the accident will be equal to 20 mSv. The dose will amount to 40±10 mSv in the most highly contaminated settlements. 6 refs., 2 tabs
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Russian)
- Прогноз дозы внешнего облучения населения, проживающего на загрязненной цезием территории
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Atomnaya Ehnergiya
- Journal Volume
- 74
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 421-425.
- ISSN
- 0004-7163
- CODEN
- AENGAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Russian Federation
- Country of Input or Organization
- Russian Federation
- INIS RN
- 25043863
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CESIUM 134; CESIUM 137; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; CONTAMINATION; DECAY; ENVIRONMENT; EXTERNAL IRRADIATION; FORECASTING; HUMAN POPULATIONS; LOCAL FALLOUT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; FALLOUT; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POPULATIONS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES