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Measurement of Outgassing Rates of Steels
Published on: December 13, 2016
Reference measurements of low levels of 60Co in steel
1Verein für Kernverfahrenstechnik und Analytik Rossendorf, PF 510119, D-01314 Dresden, Germany. matthias.koehler@vkta.de
Abstract:
Analysis of 60Co traces in the matrix steel has recently gained in importance. This paper deals with the low-level gamma-ray spectrometry measurements that were part of a recent German survey aiming at determining the present levels of artificial radionuclides in commercial steel. Specific 60Co activities in the order of 10(-5) Bq g(-1) were measured. To show equivalence in these measurements, a comparison exercise of European underground laboratories has been carried out, additionally.
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