Abstract:
:The radioactivity of NORM was measured in ashes collected from a fuel-oil power plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba, using an HPGe gamma-ray spectrometer. The (226)Ra, (210)Pb, (40)K, (232)Th and (238)U activity concentrations reached 240, 77, 59, 70 and 15 Bq kg(-1), respectively. The potential radiological hazard of these residuals was assessed. The radium equivalent activities of the samples varied from 54 to 345 Bq kg(-1). The gamma index was calculated to be lower than that of the reference values, and the gamma absorbed dose rate was higher than the average reported for the earth's crust; however, the assessed annual effective dose was slightly lower than the annual effective dose limit for public, i.e. 1 mSv. Therefore, these bottom ashes were not dramatically enriched with radionuclides and may be used as an additive for building materials without restrictions from a radiological protection point of view.
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Radiat Prot Dosimetryjournal_title
Radiation protection dosimetryauthors
Alonso-Hernández CM,Bernal-Castillo J,Morera-Gómez Y,Guillen-Arruebarrena A,Cartas-Aguila HA,Acosta-Milián Rdoi
10.1093/rpd/nct237subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-03-01 00:00:00pages
421-6issue
4eissn
0144-8420issn
1742-3406pii
nct237journal_volume
158pub_type
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