Visits by nuclear powered warships to Australian ports: report on radiation monitoring during 1985

Nuclear Powered Warships (NPWs) of the United States Navy visited Australia on ten occasions during 1985. The Commonwealth Government requires that a radiation monitoring program be carried out in association with such visits to detect any release of radioactivity to the port or its environs. This report presents a summary of the objectives and requirements of the NPW radiation monitoring program, describes the implementation of the program for visits during 1985 and records the results of radiation measurements taken in the ports visited. No releases of radioactive material were detected, nor were any radiation measurements recorded in excess of background levels of ionising radiation either during or subsequent to these visits