Title: Distribution of norm and 137Cs in soils of the Visakhapatnam region, Eastern India, and associated radiation dose.
Authors: Mohapatra, S.; Sahoo, S. K.; Vinod Kumar, A.; Patra, A. C.; Lenka, P.; Dubey, J. S.; Thakur, V. K.; Tripathi, R. M.; Puranik, V. D.
Abstract: The specific activity of naturally occurring radioactive materials and 137Cs in surface soils around the new Bhabha Atomic Research Centre site at Visakhapatnam region, Eastern India, has been determined using high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry as part of a baseline radiological survey. Radiation hazard for the samples was assessed by radium equivalent activity (Raeq) and absorbed gamma dose rate (D). The mean absorbed gamma dose rate was found to be 104.9 nGy h−1. The average annual effective dose equivalent was found to be 0.13 mSv y−1.
Subjects: VISHAKHAPATNAM (India); INDIA; RADIATION doses; SOILS; RADIOACTIVITY; GAMMA ray spectrometry; BHABHA Atomic Research Center (Company)
Publication: Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2013, Vol 157, Issue 1, p95
ISSN: 0144-8420
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/nct108

Distribution of norm and 137Cs in soils of the Visakhapatnam region, Eastern India, and associated radiation dose.

Mohapatra, S.; Sahoo, S. K.; Vinod Kumar, A.; Patra, A. C.; Lenka, P.; Dubey, J. S.; Thakur, V. K.; Tripathi, R. M.; Puranik, V. D.