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The Whole Body Counting Experience on the Internal Contamination of $^{131}I$ at Korean Nuclear Power Plants  

Kim, Hee-Geun (Korea Electric Power Research Institute)
Kong, Tae-Young (Korea Electric Power Research Institute)
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research / v.34, no.3, 2009 , pp. 121-128 More about this Journal
Abstract
During the maintenance period at Korean nuclear power plants, internal exposure of radiation workers occurred by the inhalation of $^{131}I$ released to the reactor building when primary system was opened. The internal radioactivity of radiation workers contaminated by $^{131}I$ was immediately measured using a whole body counter and the whole body counting was performed again after a few days. In this study, the intake estimated from the record history of entrance to radiation control areas and the measurement results of air sampling for $^{131}I$ in those areas, were compared with that from the results of whole body counting. As a result, it was concluded that the intake estimation using whole body counting and air sampling showed similar results.
Keywords
$^{131}I$; Internal Exposure; Whole Body Counter; Radioactive Concentration in Air; Intake Estimation;
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