METHODS OF ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE DOSES TO TRANSPORT WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DURING THE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. PART OF A COORDINATED PROGRAMME OF SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. FINAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 1 DECEMBER 1980 - 31 MAY 1983

A study in India, partially supported by an IAEA research contract, provided measurements of exposure to transport workers associated with the transport of radioisotopes for medical, industry and research purposes. A survey showed this to be the single most significant source of transport worker exposure in India. The largest exposures were found with transport workers at the Bombay airport through which these packages are "funnelled". The maximum occupational doses were found to be between 1.8 and 2.0 mSv/y assuming only fouur men handle all of the packages throughout the year. Furthermore, it was found that the surface transport of these materials in the Bombay area results in an estimated maximum annual collective dose to the public of only 0.1 man Sv/y. It was further noted tha this collective dose results not from high radiation levels but from the high population density involved in the Bombay area. The model provides reasonable correlation with the measured data, but it was indicated that additional testing of the model needed to be performed. The data indicate a correlation between persons preparing the packages and persons handling the packages in transport. It was not possible to derive a simple empirical model based solely on Transport Index. (Atomindex citation 15:052596)

• Corporate Authors:

  International Atomic Energy Agency

  Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 100
  Vienna A-1400,   Austria 
• Authors:
  • Vohra, K G
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 49 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Freight handling; Measurement; Nuclear radiation; Personnel; Population; Radioactive materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Old TRIS Terms: Radiation measurement
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450302
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IAEA-R-2740-F
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 8:59PM