Indoor radon and thoron levels in some residences of Sri Renga Narayana Puram Village, Tirunelveli, India, using solid-state nuclear track detectors
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Rani Anna Government College for Women, Tirunelveli (India)
Description
The indoor radon and thoron measurements were carried out at Sri Renga Narayana Puram village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, which is located nearer to the Nuclear Power Plant, Kudankulam. The survey was performed using a single-entry pin-hole dosimeter with a solid-state nuclear track detector for a period of 90 days. In the present study, the radon and thoron levels have been measured initially for 10 residences using LR-115 Type II films as a detector. The dose assessment due to radon and thoron is calculated. The effective dose of radon and thoron in the corresponding residences has been found to vary from 0.516 to 0.660 mSvy-1 and 0.010 to 0.144 mSvy-1. The total effective dose due to radon and thoron has been calculated which found to vary from 0.545 to 0.791 mSvy-1 with an average value of 0.655 mSvy-1. (author)
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiation Protection and Environment
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 53-56
- CODEN
- RPREFM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 55103494
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- DOSEMETERS; KUDANKULAM-1 REACTOR; KUDANKULAM-2 REACTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADON 220
- Descriptors DEC
- ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DOSES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; REACTORS; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WWER TYPE REACTORS