A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL GAMMA-RADIATION AT THE LAGUNA-VERDE NUCLEAR FACILITY, MEXICO

Authors
SALAZAR S MARTINEZ M DORANTES C SILVA A SEGOVIA N
Citation
S. Salazar et al., A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL GAMMA-RADIATION AT THE LAGUNA-VERDE NUCLEAR FACILITY, MEXICO, Radiation protection dosimetry, 48(3), 1993, pp. 285-289
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
Journal title
Radiation protection dosimetry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01448420
Volume
48
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
285 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8420(1993)48:3<285:ASOEGA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The exposure levels of environmental gamma radiation determined with t hermoluminescence dosemeters TLD-200, and the direct measurements of t he exposure rate as obtained with ionisation chambers, have been measu red at the Laguna Verde nuclear facility area, Mexico. The average val ue of environmental gamma exposure from 1986 to 1991 was 611 muGy.y-1. The correlation coefficient of the measurements by the two methods wa s 0.70. No significant variations with time were observed, geographica l differences being a function of soils characteristics.