BARC/PUB/2005/0157

 
 

Natural radioactivity in the high background radiation area at Erasama beach placer deposit of Orissa, India

 
     
 
Author(s)

Sengupta, D.; Mohanty, A. K.; Das, S. K.; Saha, S. K.
(RCD)

Source

International Congress Series, 2005. Vol. 1276: pp. 210-211

ABSTRACT

The newly discovered Erasama beach placer deposits in southeastern coast of Orissa state has a high natural radiation environment. The concentrations of radioactive elements such as 232Th, 238U and 40K were measured by gamma ray spectrometry, using a High Purity Germanium detector. The studies show that these placer deposits have high natural radioactivity and external gamma dose rate levels.

 
 
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