Monitoring the Radioactive Contamination of Some Surfaces

Anas Shehu1, Iliyasu Usman, Ahmad Rufa’i and Jamilu A. Kwari
Additional contact information
Anas Shehu1: Department of Physics, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Iliyasu Usman: Department of Physics, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Ahmad Rufa’i: Department of Mathematics, Sokoto State University, Sokoto Nigeria
Jamilu A. Kwari: Department of Physics, College of Agriculture and Animal Science Wurno, Sokoto, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2021, vol. 8, issue 1, 58-61

Abstract: This paper describes the typical process for monitoring surfaces contaminated by different sources, such as strontium (90Sr), cobalt (60Co) and chlorine (36Cl), in a working environment. There are several detectors that are used to identify both the location and activity of a contamination source. In this report, the most effective detector to scan and monitor Beta-rays is the mini-monitor E, with an efficiency of 42.3%, 20% and 14% for detecting 90Sr, 36Cl and 60Co, respectively. However, the NE BP/4A/4C scintillator detector was the most suitable for detecting Gamma-rays. In addition, a smear test was carried out by using a high-efficiency G-M tube and several different sources of 90Sr. The decontamination process successfully reduced the contamination level to almost 2.1% of the original percentage of contamination when the first wipe was done.

Date: 2021
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/d ... -8-issue-1/58-61.pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/virtual-library/ ... on-of-some-surfaces/

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bjc:journl:v:8:y:2021:i:1:p:58-61

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation is currently edited by Dr. Renu Malsaria

More articles in International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation from International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Renu Malsaria ().