An Ultra Low Level Radionuclide Laboratory to Support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO)

Ferdinand Steger, Martina Schwaiger, Christian Schmitzer, Thales Schröttner

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch oder TagungsbandVortrag mit Beitrag in TagungsbandBegutachtung

Abstract

To achieve an end on nuclear testing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban-Treaty (CTBT) installed an international monitoring system, including 320 stations for hydro-acoustic, seismic, infrasound and radionuclide measurements. To support the radio-nulcide monitoring stations 16 radionuclide laboratories were established - one at the Research Centers Seibersdorf (RL3). For a very low detection limit of 5 µBq.m-³ for 140Ba (537 keV), the RL3 was constructed as an ultra low level laboratory. Therefore the background of a high purity germanium gamma-spectrometer has been reduced by developing a sandwich-stuctured passive shielding combined with an active shielding. The entiere system is encapsulated in an iron-castle and placed into a fall-out shelter. The influence of radon was reduced by the installation of an air-conditioning system. The fianl background count rate over the energy interval from 40 keV to 27000 keV amounts to 0.18 cps/kg germanium. This leads to a reduction factor of approximately 103 compared to the outdoor count rate. Hence, the demanded detection limit for 140Ba will be achieved by using a minimum measurement time of 24 hours.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelIRPA Regional Congress "Radiation Protection and Health" IRPA Regional Congress on Radiation Protection in Central Europe RADIATION PROTECTION AND HEALTH, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
Seiten216
Seitenumfang1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2001
VeranstaltungIRPA Regional Congress "Radiation Protection and Health" -
Dauer: 1 Jan. 2001 → …

Konferenz

KonferenzIRPA Regional Congress "Radiation Protection and Health"
Zeitraum1/01/01 → …

Research Field

  • Biosensor Technologies

Schlagwörter

  • IRPA
  • Dubrovnik
  • Kroatien
  • Forschungszentrum
  • Seibersdorf
  • ARCS
  • Strahlen
  • Strahlenschutz
  • Radionuklid
  • Labor
  • Radionuklidlabor
  • CTBTO
  • Croatia
  • Austrian
  • Research
  • Radiation
  • Protection
  • Health
  • Physics
  • Radionuclide
  • Labora

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