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: Received: 10 December 2018 / Approved: 11 December 2018 / Online: 11 December 2018 (13:57:09 CET)
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Parial, K.; Mukherjee, S.; Ghosh, A.R.; Sengupta, D. A GIS Based Approach for Radiation Risk Assessment Around a Thermal Power Plant Towards Adopting Remedial Measures. Preprints2018, 2018120133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0133.v1
Parial, K.; Mukherjee, S.; Ghosh, A.R.; Sengupta, D. A GIS Based Approach for Radiation Risk Assessment Around a Thermal Power Plant Towards Adopting Remedial Measures. Preprints 2018, 2018120133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0133.v1
Parial, K.; Mukherjee, S.; Ghosh, A.R.; Sengupta, D. A GIS Based Approach for Radiation Risk Assessment Around a Thermal Power Plant Towards Adopting Remedial Measures. Preprints2018, 2018120133. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0133.v1
APA Style
Parial, K., Mukherjee, S., Ghosh, A.R., & Sengupta, D. (2018). A GIS Based Approach for Radiation Risk Assessment Around a Thermal Power Plant Towards Adopting Remedial Measures. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0133.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Parial, K., A. R. Ghosh and D. Sengupta. 2018 "A GIS Based Approach for Radiation Risk Assessment Around a Thermal Power Plant Towards Adopting Remedial Measures" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201812.0133.v1
Abstract
Coal combustion in thermal power plants releases ash. Ash is reported to cause different adverse health hazards in humans and other organisms. Owing to the presence of radionuclides, it is also considered as a potential radiation hazard. In this study, based on the surface radiation measurements and relevant ancillary data, expected radiation risk zones were identified with regard to the human population residing near the Thermal Power Plant. With population density as the risk determining criteria, about 20% of the study area was at ‘High’ risk and another 20% of the study area was at ‘Low’ risk zone. The remaining 60% was under medium risk zone. Based on the findings remedial measures which may be adopted have been suggested.
Keywords
Radiation risk analysis, GIS based model, thermal power plant, surface radiation, remedial measures
Subject
Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Copyright:
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