Determination of naturally occurring radionuclides in selected rocks from Hetaunda area, central Nepal

Gabriela Wallova; Kamala Kant Acharya; Gabriele Wallner

doi:10.1007/s10967-009-0401-3

Determination of naturally occurring radionuclides in selected rocks from Hetaunda area, central Nepal

Gabriela Wallova (Corresponding author), Kamala Kant Acharya, Gabriele Wallner

Department of Inorganic Chemistry

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Abstract

The specific activities of the naturally occurring radionuclides 238U, 232Th, and 40K were measured in rock samples from the Hetaunda area, central Nepal, using gamma spectrometry. The specific activities were found to be in the range of 17-95 Bq kg-1 for 238U, 24-260 Bq kg-1 for 232Th and 32-541 Bq kg-1 for 40K. From these data absorbed dose rates in air and annual effective doses were calculated and compared with respective data from the UNSCEAR compilation. The results from our study open the door to the safe applicability of most of the investigated materials as a cheep building material.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	713-718
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	283
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0401-3
Publication status	Published - 2010

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

104003 Inorganic chemistry
104020 Radiochemistry

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Determination of naturally occurring radionuclides in selected rocks from Hetaunda area, central Nepal

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