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Natural analogues to radionuclides in nuclear wastes- case studies at natural high background and technologically modified radiation areas

Abstract

Well defined high natural radiation background areas, undisturbed ore bodies and technologically modified radiation areas have features that are analogous to shallow-land low-level radioactive waste disposal sites. Studies aimed at obtaining correlations between the specific activity of different naturally occurring radionuclides present in these areas, the resulting concentrations in different environmental matrices and exposure occurring from different pathways can offer insights for arriving at suitable radiological criteria for the shallow-land disposal of low-level radioactive wastes. Results of selected measurements that highlight these aspects are presented as obtained from the high background monazite area of Manavalakurichi, Tamilnadu and phosphogypsum waste disposal areas near the Fertilizer and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) at Udyogamandal, Alwaye, Kerala, as part of an on-going study on this subject. (author). 4 refs., 4 tabs., 1 fig.
Authors:
Paul, A C; Krishnamony, S [1] 
  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Health Physics Division
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1994
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-9403234-
Reference Number:
SCA: 540130; PA: AIX-26:059415; EDB-95:131763; SN: 95001462192
Resource Relation:
Conference: 3. national symposium on environment with special emphasis on high background radiation areas, Thiruvananthapuram (India), 1-4 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the third national symposium on environment with special emphasis on high background radiation areas; Nair, N.B.; Eapen, C.D.; Bapat, V.N.; Sadasivan, S. [eds.] [Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Environmental Assessment Div.]; Gangadharan, P. [ed.] [Natural Background Radiation Registry, Kollam (India)]; PB: 293 p.
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; BACKGROUND RADIATION; GROUND WATER; INDIA; LEACHING; MONAZITES; POLONIUM 210; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS; RADIUM 226; RADIUM 228; RADON 220; SOILS; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238
OSTI ID:
101380
Research Organizations:
Department of Atomic Energy, Bombay (India). Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
Country of Origin:
India
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: IN9500991059415
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 269-272
Announcement Date:
Jan 16, 2004

Citation Formats

Paul, A C, and Krishnamony, S. Natural analogues to radionuclides in nuclear wastes- case studies at natural high background and technologically modified radiation areas. India: N. p., 1994. Web.
Paul, A C, & Krishnamony, S. Natural analogues to radionuclides in nuclear wastes- case studies at natural high background and technologically modified radiation areas. India.
Paul, A C, and Krishnamony, S. 1994. "Natural analogues to radionuclides in nuclear wastes- case studies at natural high background and technologically modified radiation areas." India.
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title = {Natural analogues to radionuclides in nuclear wastes- case studies at natural high background and technologically modified radiation areas}
author = {Paul, A C, and Krishnamony, S}
abstractNote = {Well defined high natural radiation background areas, undisturbed ore bodies and technologically modified radiation areas have features that are analogous to shallow-land low-level radioactive waste disposal sites. Studies aimed at obtaining correlations between the specific activity of different naturally occurring radionuclides present in these areas, the resulting concentrations in different environmental matrices and exposure occurring from different pathways can offer insights for arriving at suitable radiological criteria for the shallow-land disposal of low-level radioactive wastes. Results of selected measurements that highlight these aspects are presented as obtained from the high background monazite area of Manavalakurichi, Tamilnadu and phosphogypsum waste disposal areas near the Fertilizer and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) at Udyogamandal, Alwaye, Kerala, as part of an on-going study on this subject. (author). 4 refs., 4 tabs., 1 fig.}
place = {India}
year = {1994}
month = {Dec}
}