Assessment of the radiological situation in different areas affected by uranium mining and uranium processing in the Czech Republic
This study presents measurements of activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in selected water and soil samples taken from areas affected by the uranium industry in the surroundings of Pribram, Straž pod Ralskem and Mydlovary, Czech Republic. In these areas, the dose equivalent rate...
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VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences
2021
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| Résumé: | This study presents measurements of activity concentrations of natural
radionuclides in selected water and soil samples taken from areas affected
by the uranium industry in the surroundings of Pribram, Straž pod Ralskem
and Mydlovary, Czech Republic. In these areas, the dose equivalent rate was
also determined at the sampling locations and additionally also during
walkabouts in the surroundings of sludge fields. The activity concentration
of water samples was 0.06 ± 0.02 BqL–1 for 226Ra and 0.07 ± 0.07 mgL–1 for
238U while the mean activity concentrations of soil samples were 74 ± 70
Bqkg–1 and 80 ± 77 Bqkg–1 for 226Ra and 238U, respectively. The average
value of the dose equivalent rate was of 0.15 ± 0.1 µSvh–1. These values
conform with the nature of the industrial activities which were carried out
in the areas and are comparable with measurement results in similar
locations worldwide. |
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