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Report on whole-body counting at nuclear facilities in North America

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6841637
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Because of increasing reliance upon whole-body counting for routine monitoring of radiation workers in the nuclear industry, a survey was conducted to determine its current status at nuclear facilities in North America. Information on this subject was obtained by means of confidential questionnaires sent to nuclear power plants, national laboratories, and other nuclear facilities in the United States and Canada, followed up by personal communications with randomly-selected respondents. A return rate of over 75% of those surveyed indicates strong interest in the exchange of ideas on whole-body counting, an endeavor which appears to have been neglected in the past. Information obtained in this survey was tabulated and several correlations were made which should be of value for improvement and standardization of existing whole-body counting programs as well as those which are in the planning stage. Categories dealt with in this paper include: instrumentation and equipment, data processing, operator training and qualifications, investigation and action levels, and future trends in the philosophy of whole-body counting.
Research Organization:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville (USA)
OSTI ID:
6841637
Report Number(s):
TVA-2905135; ON: DE82905135
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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