Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Radiological emergencies that result in the dispersion of radioactive materials to the environment require the deployment of field monitoring teams to determine the quantity and location of the dispersed radioactive material. This information is utilized by the emergency operations center to aid in determining the appropriate protective action recommendations. The background alpha emission rates from normal environmental surfaces of soil, concrete and asphalt as measured by portable instrumentation used by field monitoring teams are not well documented. Idaho National Laboratory conducted a study of the alpha radiation background levels of the environmental surfaces in eastern Idaho to determine the normal background rates. Results for normal dry surfaces and those wetted by precipitation were measured and reported.
Institution: Idaho National Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Battelle
OpenAlex ID: W4394905316