In situ gamma spectroscopy measurement of 41Ar during neutron activation analysis with the SLOWPOKE II reactor in Jamaica.
In situ gamma spectroscopy was used to measure 41Ar released into the laboratory due to the activation of air in the irradiation tubes of SLOWPOKE reactor during routine neutron activation analysis. The data obtained were used to predict the 41Ar distribution in the laboratory for various operating conditions of the reactor. The dose received by the analyst from the immersion in 41Ar was calculated to be 2.36 microSv gamma(-1), which is approximately 1% of the normal background exposure.
Grant
Charles N
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International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. charles.grant@uwimona.edu.jm
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Vutchkov
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D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis; D001128:Argon / Q000032:analysis*; D007563:Jamaica; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma / Q000379:methods*
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D011868:Radioisotopes; D001128:Argon