Published October 2004 | Version v1
Report

Improvement of the detection limit for low level artificial radionuclides

  • 1. Kanazawa Univ., Low Level Radioactivity Laboratory, Ishikawa (Japan)

Description

In order to improve the detection limit of artificial radionuclides, following measurement procedures were applied to a seaweed (Sargasso) sample collected in the vicinity of Shika Nuclear Power Station; method-1 (use of Ge-LEPS in Ogoya underground laboratory), method-2 (40K removal + Ge-LEPS in underground lab.) and method-3 (40K removal + well type Ge in underground lab.). By these measurements, the activities of low level artificial radionuclides of the Sargasso sample were below the detection limit, suggesting that the background level of 108mAg, 110mAg and 60Co was < ∼ 8 mBq/Kg-fresh. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the fifth workshop on environmental radioactivity

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the fifth workshop on environmental radioactivity
Imprint Pagination
365 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 328-330
Report number
KEK-PROC--2004-8

Conference

Title
5. workshop on environmental radioactivity
Dates
2-4 Mar 2004
Place
Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
36080882
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
GAMMA DETECTION; MEASURING METHODS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SEAWEEDS; SENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DETECTION; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PLANTS; RADIATION DETECTION

Optional Information

Notes
3 refs., 1 fig.