Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos Ateitis, Vol 1, No 4 (2009)

Admixtures in Spent Plutonium Sources and Gamma-Radiation

Inga Pelanytė
Stasys Motiejūnas
Arūnas Gudelis

Abstract


The isotopic composition of several spent smoke detectors containing plutonium has been investigated. The article also presents the calculated results of 241Am and 241Pu activities in smoke detectors. The received values vary from (0.934±0.028) MBq to (91.2±4.6) MBq. The eguivalent dose rate of the established gamma radiation vary from 220 nSv/h to 500 nSv/h. A dose caused by artificial radionuclides in spent smoke detectors was evaluated and compared in the article. It has been found out that due to smoke detectors, an annual dose varies from 0.06 mSv to 0.31 mSv. 

Article in Lithuanian


Article in: English

Article published: 2011-04-12

Keyword(s): smoke detectors; gama spectrometric research; activity; external gama irradiance

DOI: 10.3846/mla.2009.4.08

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