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Measurement of indoor radon concentration and actual effective dose estimation of schools at high radon area in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2012

J. Barescut ,
D. Lariviere ,
T. Stocki ,
B.U. Chang ,
Y.J. Kim ,
M.H. Song ,
G.H. Kim ,
S.Y. Jeong  and
K.W. Cho
B.U. Chang
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338, Daejeon, Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Y.J. Kim
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338, Daejeon, Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
M.H. Song
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
G.H. Kim
Affiliation:
University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
S.Y. Jeong
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338, Daejeon, Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
K.W. Cho
Affiliation:
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 34 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-338, Daejeon, Republic of Korea University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, 305-333, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Abstract

On the basis of previous survey results of indoor radon for schools, detailed radon survey was conducted in one hundred three selected schools in Korea during the second semester in 2010. According to the results of effective dose assessment due to inhaled radon of during occupancy time, fourteen schools for requiring urgent mitigation action were selected, and recommended to the government.

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Research Article
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Radioprotection , Volume 46 , Issue 6: ICRER 2011 – International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity: Environment & Nuclear Renaissance , 2011 , pp. S91
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© Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2011

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