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

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 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: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5815223
• Report Number(s): BNL-45868; CONF-920501--12; ON: DE92004988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALKA
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
BODY FLUIDS
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DOSES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISLANDS
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MATERIALS
MICRONESIA
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MONITORING
NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
OCEANIA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POPULATIONS
POTASSIUM 40
POTASSIUM ISOTOPES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM 90
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
URINE
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOT
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES