Guidance for air sampling at nuclear facilities. [Radiation monitoring]

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7326039· OSTI ID:7326039

Breslin, A. J.

The principal uses of air sampling at nuclear facilities are to monitor general levels of radioactive air contamination, identify sources of air contamination, and evaluate the effectiveness of contaminant control equipment, determine exposures of individual workers, and provide automatic warning of hazardous concentrations of radioactivity. These applications of air sampling are discussed with respect to standards of occupational exposure, instrumentation, sample analysis, sampling protocol, and statistical treatment of concentration data. Emphasis is given to the influence of spacial and temporal variations of radionuclide concentration on the location, duration, and frequency of air sampling.

• Research Organization: Energy Research and Development Administration, New York (USA). Health and Safety Lab.
• OSTI ID: 7326039
• Report Number(s): HASL-312
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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