SURVEY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORT IN CHINA

Year
1986
Author(s)
Shengen Fan - Institute of Atomic Energy
Xuecheng Liu - Nanjing Railway Medical College
Jiaming Wang - Institute for Radiation Protection
Yuanshu Yin - Institute of Atomic Energy
Weishan Wang - Beijing Institute of Nuclear Engineering
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Abstract
SURVEY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORT IN CHINA. IAEA-SM-286/ 18 The paper gives an outline of the transport of radioactive material in China. At present, the annual freight volume of packages of radioactive material is some 100000 items. The total activity is about 1.8 PBq. The radioisotopes are mainly 13 1 1, 32P and 198 Au. The available results show that individual doses to transport workers are ra ther low. The annual dose equivalent is less than S mSv/ a. Much attention has been paid to the safe transport of the radioactive material. Hence, no accident with serious radiation effects has ever happened. A working group is preparing Chinese regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material on the basis of IAEA Safety Series No. 6 ( 1985).