Evaluation of internal dose to members of the public at the Kaiga site, India, due to the ingestion of primordial radionuclide 40K

Four 220 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors are under operation at Kaiga in the state of Karnataka in India. Environmental radiological survey of the surrounding areas of the Kaiga site is carried out by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. The estimated dose to the members of the public due to...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2013-01, Vol.153 (1), p.56-63
Main Authors: James, Joshy P, Dileep, B N, Mulla, R M, Joshi, R M, Vishnu, M S, Nayak, P D, Ravi, P M, Sarkar, P K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Background Radiation
Child
Diet
Food Contamination, Radioactive
Humans
India
Nuclear Reactors
Potassium Radioisotopes - analysis
Radiation Monitoring
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Summary:Four 220 MWe pressurised heavy water reactors are under operation at Kaiga in the state of Karnataka in India. Environmental radiological survey of the surrounding areas of the Kaiga site is carried out by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. The estimated dose to the members of the public due to ingestion of radioactive isotope of potassium, a natural radionuclide, in the surroundings of the Kaiga site is 136 μSv (13.6 mrem) per year. The value indicates that the dose to the public due to operation of the nuclear reactors in Kaiga is insignificant in comparison with the dose due to unavoidable natural radioactivity.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncs092