A Portable HPGe System for Measuring Contaminated Soils and Floors
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Decontamination and decommissioning (D & D) requires the characterization of large surface areas such as soils, walls, and floors. To address the identification and quantification of radioactive material in these problematic surroundings, a portable high-resolution gamma-spectrometry system has been developed. The system was tested using the calibrated concrete slabs at Grand Junction, Colorado. The results show good agreement between the given values and the assigned values for nuclides commonly found in soil.
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