Practicle example of the defence of a contamination incident
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H. Höfer
Abstract
By routine examinations of a radiation worker, a contamination incident with transuranium nuclides was discovered. Immediate investigations showed a serious degree of the incident. First countermeasures were done to narrow the effects down and to avoid a spread of contamination. A complex decontamination followed for which the radiation protection infrastructure had to be built up.
Kurzfassung
Über Strahlenschutz-Routineüberwachung wurde ein Kontaminationsvorfall mit Transurannukliden auf allgemeinem Staatsgebiet entdeckt. Eingeleitete Untersuchungen zeigten ein erhebliches Ausmaß des Vorfalls. Die Erstmaßnahmen zielten auf die Eingrenzung des Umfangs und Vermeidung der Kontaminationsverbreitung. Daran schloss sich eine aufwändige Sanierung an, für die eine Strahlenschutz-Infrastruktur geschaffen werden musste.
References
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© 2009, Carl Hanser Verlag, München
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