Implementation of an electronic personal dosimetry system (EPD) at Oldbury-on-Severn power station.
This article presents the implementation of an electronic personal dosemeter (EPD) as a film badge replacement at Oldbury-on-Severn power station, which is the first major site to use an approval issued by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for dose measurement by an EPD. The practicalities and history behind the introduction of an EPD for personal dosimetry are described.
Health Physicist, Oldbury-on-Severn power station, Thornbury, UK. pwclarke6@magnox.co.uk
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