Radiation standards for hot particles. A report on the inadequacy of existing radiation protection standards related to internal exposure to man to insoluble particles of plutonium and other alpha-emitting hot particles

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:4344219

Tamplin, A R; Cochran, T B

The gravity of the public health concern as plutonium becomes a principal article of commerce in the nuclear power industry is discussed. The specific radiation protection regulations that are in force in the United States today and which are at issue are reviewed. Attention is focussed on the existing guidelines for Pu239, but it is to be understood that it should be applied to all alpha-emitting radionuclides that meet the hot particle criteria developed in this report. Assumptions inherent in the existing radiation protection standards are presented, and those assumptions that are inappropriate when applied to insoluble alphaemitting particulates are identified. The biological data that demonstrate that these assumptions are inappropriate when applied to hot particles are discussed. Using the biological data presented, the criteria that define a hot particle are developed. Recommendations for exposure standards for hot particles are then developed and summarized. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-29-025892
• OSTI ID: 4344219
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

*ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES-- SAFETY STANDARDS
*PLUTONIUM 239-- SAFETY STANDARDS
*RADIATION PROTECTION-- SAFETY STANDARDS
DOSE RATES
N72200* --Physics (Radiation & Shielding)--Radiation Protection Standards
RADIATION DOSES