Radiological dose assessments in the northern Marshall Islands (1989--1991)

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5815223

Sun, L C; Meinhold, C B; Moorthy, A R; Clinton, J H; Kaplan, E

The present Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Marshall Islands Radiological Safety Program (MIRSP) began in 1987 with funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The objectives of the MIRSP are to determine the radionuclides present in the bodies of those people potentially exposed to residual radionuclide from weapon tests and fallout, and to assess their present and lifetime dose from external and internal sources. Field bioassay missions involving whole body counting (WBC) and urine sample collection have, therefore, been important components of the program. WBC is used to measure {gamma}-emitters, such as {sup 40}K, {sup 60}Co and {sup 137}Cs, present in individuals. Urine samples are used to measure {alpha} and {beta}-emitting nuclides, such as {sup 239}Pu and {sup 90}Sr, that are undetectable by WBC routine methods.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5815223
• Report Number(s): BNL-45868; CONF-920501-12; ON: DE92004988
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. international Radiation Protection Association conference, Montreal (Canada), 17-22 May 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIATION DOSES
MARSHALL ISLANDS
RADIATION MONITORING
CESIUM 137
COBALT 60
PLUTONIUM 239
POTASSIUM 40
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI
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ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BODY FLUIDS
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COBALT ISOTOPES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DOSES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISLANDS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
MICRONESIA
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MONITORING
NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
OCEANIA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POPULATIONS
POTASSIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOISOTOPES
SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOT
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