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Han MJ, Hwang SH, Heo DH, Kim BC, Kim BJ, Lee JM, Lee KB, Seon YG. Development of a mobile radon calibration system at KRISS. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07932-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morishita Y, Usami H, Furuta Y, Aoki K, Tsurudome K, Hoshi K, Torii T. A REMOTE CONTINUOUS AIR MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AIRBORNE ALPHA CONTAMINATION. RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY 2020; 189:172-181. [PMID: 32166317 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
We developed a remote continuous air monitoring (RCAM) system. The RCAM system consisted of a personal air monitor and a robot. The personal air monitor (poCAMon, SARAD, Germany) had a 400-mm2 ion-injected silicon detector and a membrane air filter with 25 mmφ. The personal air monitor provides the alpha energy spectra for any measurement time interval. Demonstration measurements were taken underground at the Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory and at a poorly ventilated concrete building. The RCAM system was remotely operated and successfully measured the 222Rn progeny even though the relative humidity was almost 100%. In the measured alpha spectra, the peaks of 218Po (6.0-MeV alpha) and 214Po (7.7-MeV alpha) were clearly identified. Our developed monitor is promising for alpha dust monitoring in a high gamma-ray environment or contaminated areas where a worker cannot safely physically enter.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuki Morishita
- Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 790-1 Motooka Ohtsuka, Tomioka Town, Futaba County, Fukushima 979-1151, Japan
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- Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 790-1 Motooka Ohtsuka, Tomioka Town, Futaba County, Fukushima 979-1151, Japan
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- Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 790-1 Motooka Ohtsuka, Tomioka Town, Futaba County, Fukushima 979-1151, Japan
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- Tono Geoscience Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 959-31 Jorinji, Izumicho, Toki-shi, Gifu 509-5102, Japan
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- Tono Geoscience Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 959-31 Jorinji, Izumicho, Toki-shi, Gifu 509-5102, Japan
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- Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33, Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan
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- Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 790-1 Motooka Ohtsuka, Tomioka Town, Futaba County, Fukushima 979-1151, Japan
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