Environmental radioiodine monitoring to control exposure expected from containment release accidents. Final report. [Adult human thyroid dose commitments from /sup 131/ I-contaminated forage-cow-milk-man food chain]

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6230830· OSTI ID:6230830

Distenfeld, C; Klemish, J

Reactor accidents may cause releases of radionuclides from containment. The active material would cause exposure to man through inhalation of gases or aerosols or through consumption of food products containing deposited radioactive particles. Certain aspects of internal exposure are considered. They are field assessment of the exposure potential of milk, and predictions of human thyroid dose commitment based on direct measurements of radioiodine incorporated within the human thyroid. Radioiodine in milk may be inferred by measurements of radioiodine in cow thyroids, and by measuring deposited radioiodine on pasture grasses consumed by cows. Direct radioiodine measurements on milk were also considered.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 6230830
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-0315; BNL-NUREG-50882
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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