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The seasonal radon survey and assessment of annual effective dose in some dwellings near the registered uranium mining lot areas in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

J. Barescut ,
D. Lariviere ,
T. Stocki ,
G.H. Kim ,
B.U. Chang ,
Y.J. Kim ,
M.H. Song  and
K.W. Cho
G.H. Kim
Affiliation:
University of Science & Technology, Gwahak-ro 113, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea,
B.U. Chang
Affiliation:
University of Science & Technology, Gwahak-ro 113, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Gwahak-ro 34, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Y.J. Kim
Affiliation:
University of Science & Technology, Gwahak-ro 113, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Gwahak-ro 34, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
M.H. Song
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Gwahak-ro 34, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
K.W. Cho
Affiliation:
University of Science & Technology, Gwahak-ro 113, Yuseong-gu, 305-333 Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Gwahak-ro 34, Yuseong-gu, 305-338 Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

Seasonal indoor radon concentration was surveyed, and the annual effective dose was estimated for the residents in some dwellings near the registered uranium mining lot areas, considered as one of the potential radon-prone area. The range of indoor radon concentration in each dwelling was from 17.7 to 1,610 Bq⋅m−3. The range of annual effective dose due to inhaled radon of the resident in each dwelling was from 0.93 to 20.5 mSv.

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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 6: ICRER 2011 – International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity: Environment & Nuclear Renaissance , 2011 , pp. S131 - S136
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© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2011

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