Ten years of personal neutron dosimetry with albedo dosemeters in The Netherlands.
Since 1987, the dosimetry service of the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN) has been certified by the Dutch government to perform personal dosimetry, using thermoluminescence dosemeters (TLDs). Performing neutron personal dosimetry requires a rather large investment in readers, TLDs and personnel to operate the service. About 800 persons are subjected to routine neutron monitoring in The Netherlands and their annual neutron doses are a relatively small fraction (less than 10%) of the annual Hp(10). In general, the measured neutron dose values are low (on average 93% of the users receive an annual neutron dose <0.2 mSv). The collective annual (neutron) dose has tended to decrease since 1992, but incidentally high doses have been observed. Leaving these incidents out, the average collective annual neutron doses for the different users of neutron sources are about the same.
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Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group, Petten, The Netherlands. draaisma@nrg-nl.com
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D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D005373:Film Dosimetry; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D009502:Neutrons; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive