Contamination monitors for nuclear power plants; Plastic scintillators vs. proportional detectors
Journal Article
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· Radiation Protection Management; (United States)
OSTI ID:5374259
- Eberline Instrument Corp., Santa Fe, NM (US)
- National Nuclear Corp., Mountain View, CA (US)
This paper reports on trends in monitoring for radioactive material (contamination) on or in waste, tools, laundry and personnel at nuclear power stations which have been towards the increased use of large-area gas-flow proportional detectors and large plastic scintillators. Solid plastic scintillators can be made sensitive primarily to beta, gamma only, or both beta and gamma radiation. Proportional detectors can be made sensitive to alpha, beta, or alpha plus beta. They also can detect gamma radiation but with less efficiency than plastic scintillators. Both types of detectors have certain advantages, and the proper choice of detector depends on the application.
- OSTI ID:
- 5374259
- Journal Information:
- Radiation Protection Management; (United States), Journal Name: Radiation Protection Management; (United States) Vol. 2:4; ISSN 0740-0640; ISSN RPMAE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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