Indoor Exposure to Radiation in the Case of an Outdoor Release LBNL-60662

Price, P N; Jayaraman, B

doi:10.2172/897946

Title: Indoor Exposure to Radiation in the Case of an Outdoor Release LBNL-60662

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This report quantifies the effectiveness of ''sheltering in place'' in a commercial building in the event of an outdoor radiological release. The indoor exposure to airborne particles is calculated by solving the mass balance equation that ac accounts for the loss of counts particles due to deposition, filtration and exhaust. Quantitative estimates of shelter-in-place effectiveness are provided for typical commercial buildings.

Authors:: Price, P N; Jayaraman, B

Publication Date:: Fri Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2006

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 897946

Report Number(s):: UCRL-TR-222817
TRN: US200705%%581

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; DEPOSITION; FILTRATION; INDOORS; MASS BALANCE; OUTDOORS; PARTICULATES; RADIATIONS

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                    Price, P N, and Jayaraman, B. Indoor Exposure to Radiation in the Case of an Outdoor Release LBNL-60662.  United States: N. p., 2006. 
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                    Price, P N, & Jayaraman, B. Indoor Exposure to Radiation in the Case of an Outdoor Release LBNL-60662.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/897946

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                    Price, P N, and Jayaraman, B. 2006.  
        "Indoor Exposure to Radiation in the Case of an Outdoor Release LBNL-60662".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/897946.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/897946.

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