Using TLDs to monitor Los Alamos drillbacks at the Nevada test site

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6205553

Cucchiara, A L; Martin, A

Los Alamos National Laboratory uses LiF TLDs to measure the quantity of radiation in the environment during drilling, sampling and hole cementing operations following underground nuclear testing. The procedures for preparing the TLDs, placing the TLDs in the field and their subsequent analysis and dose evaluation are presented. 5 references, 4 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6205553
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-84-3353; CONF-850106-2; ON: DE85002389
• Resource Relation: Conference: 18. midyear topical symposium of the Health Physics Society, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 6 Jan 1985; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
NEVADA TEST SITE
RADIATION MONITORING
BOREHOLES
CEMENTING
DRILLING
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
RADIATION DOSES
SAMPLING
UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS
CAVITIES
DOSES
EXPLOSIONS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
510300* - Environment
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