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. 2023 Sep 1;125(3):232-237.
doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001708. Epub 2023 Jul 12.

Radon Flux Measurement System

Emily A Caffrey  1 , Colby D Mangini  2 , Arthur S Rood  3 , Helen A Grogan  4 , John E Till  5
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Radon Flux Measurement System

Emily A Caffrey et al. Health Phys. .

Abstract

Disposal of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) and technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) waste in the State of Oregon is prohibited unless it can be demonstrated that the material is nonradioactive as defined by its radionuclide content and potential for emission into the environment. It was determined that a radon flux on the surface of the waste no greater than 0.37 Bq m -2 s -1 would meet this requirement. This article provides a method to estimate the radon flux through indirect measurement of the radon mass exhalation rate. It describes a device that consists of a radon accumulation chamber coupled with a continuous radon monitor and software to process the results and calculate the radon mass exhalation rate and radon flux for an unknown sample of approximately 500 g. The chamber system was tested with a uranium ore sample.

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