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D. Rao B. A. R. C., TAPS Colony Environmental Survey Laboratory, Health Physics Division Tarapur A. P. P. (post), Thane (dist) pin 401 504 India

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V. Sudheendran B. A. R. C., TAPS Colony Environmental Survey Laboratory, Health Physics Division Tarapur A. P. P. (post), Thane (dist) pin 401 504 India

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A. Baburajan B. A. R. C., TAPS Colony Environmental Survey Laboratory, Health Physics Division Tarapur A. P. P. (post), Thane (dist) pin 401 504 India

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S. Chandramouli B. A. R. C., TAPS Colony Environmental Survey Laboratory, Health Physics Division Tarapur A. P. P. (post), Thane (dist) pin 401 504 India

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A. Hegde B. A. R. C., TAPS Colony Environmental Survey Laboratory, Health Physics Division Tarapur A. P. P. (post), Thane (dist) pin 401 504 India

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Abstract  

The Environmental Survey Laboratory is responsible for the monitoring of radioactivity due to natural and artificially produced radionuclides in a variety of samples available around the nuclear facilities at Tarapur. Standard methods of radiochemical separation and counting are followed to determine -emitters in various matrices. To make the measurement simple and detect lower levels of contamination in some of the matrices, a method was developed to measure the high energy gross -activity primarily due to 90Y in borehole water and urine samples of occupational workers by Cerenkov counting in a liquid scintillation analyser. Cerenkov counting results of borehole samples were compared with the total gross -activity measured by a low background beta-counter. The combined measurements were used to evaluate 90Sr and 137Cs levels without chemical separation or gamma-spectrometry. Cerenkov counting technique was also utilised to evaluate 40K in drinking water and intercomparison water samples. The paper presents the methodology and results of a few measurements using the technique.

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Journal of Radionalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Language English
Size A4
Year of
Foundation
1968
Volumes
per Year
1
Issues
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12
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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ISSN 0236-5731 (Print)
ISSN 1588-2780 (Online)