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Automating the personnel dosimeter monitoring program

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6532993

The personnel dosimetry monitoring program at the Portsmouth uranium enrichment facility has been improved by using thermoluminescent dosimetry to monitor for ionizing radiation exposure, and by automating most of the operations and all of the associated information handling. A thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) card, worn by personnel inside security badges, stores the energy of ionizing radiation. The dosimeters are changed-out periodically and are loaded 150 cards at a time into an automated reader-processor. The resulting data is recorded and filed into a useful form by computer programming developed for this purpose.

Research Organization:
Goodyear Atomic Corp., Piketon, OH (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76OR00001
OSTI ID:
6532993
Report Number(s):
GAT-4001; ON: DE83006024
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English