Quality control measurements of airborne radionuclides from nuclear power plants in the Federal Republic of Germany

Journal Article · · Nucl. Saf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6206763

Winkelmann, I; Fields, D E

The Institute of Radiation Hygiene of the Federal Health Office operates a quality control program to evaluate and disseminate data collected at nuclear power plants in the Federal Republic of Germany. This program has several features that should be considered by those responsible for characterizing radionuclide emissions from such power plants. One part of the quality control efforts consists of intercomparisons and calibration measurements during the initial phase of plant operation. Subsequent activities include monitoring and repeated standardization studies that ensure continued quality in the measurements of emissions of radioactive particulates, radioactive iodine, alpha-emitting radionuclides, tritium, and radioactive noble gases. A program for monitoring C-14 has also been in effect at the Federal Health Office since 1976, but these measurements have not been used for quality control comparisons except at selected plants.

• Research Organization: Institute for Radiation Hygiene of the Federal Health Office, West Germany
• OSTI ID: 6206763
• Journal Information: Nucl. Saf.; (United States), Vol. 28:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
REACTOR SAFETY
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
QUALITY CONTROL
ACCURACY
AIR SAMPLERS
CALIBRATION
CARBON 14
FISSION PRODUCTS
IODINE ISOTOPES
PARTICULATES
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RADIATION PROTECTION
REACTOR OPERATION
REACTOR OPERATORS
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
STANDARDIZATION
TRITIUM
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBON ISOTOPES
CONTROL
EQUIPMENT
EUROPE
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OPERATION
PARTICLES
PERSONNEL
POWER PLANTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
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THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTES
WESTERN EUROPE
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