Effects of Ground Surface Decontamination on the Air Radiation Dose Rate<br/>Results of a Decontamination Trial at a Playground Lot in a Fukushima Residential Area

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  • TAGAWA Akihiro
    Headquarters of Fukushima Partnership Operations, Japan Atomic Energy Agency Headquarters of Fukushima Partnership Operations, Japan Atomic Energy Agency

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  • 平面除染による空間放射線量率の評価<br/>公園における除染試験結果
  • フクシマ ダイイチ ゲンシリョク ハツデンショ ジコ カンレン ロンブン ヘイメン ジョセン ニ ヨル クウカン ホウシャセンリョウリツ ノ ヒョウカ : コウエン ニ オケル ジョセン シケン ケッカ

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  The Japan Atomic Energy Agency decontaminated schools, playgrounds, swimming pools, and houses in nonevacuated, less-contaminated areas in Fukushima for environmental restoration. A small, 150 m2 playground lot in the residential area was chosen for decontamination demonstration, which used routinely available tools and commodities to carry out the work. The surfaces of playground lot equipment, such as swings, slides, and horizontal iron bars, were completely decontaminated by brushing with water and/or detergent. Side gutters around the playground lot were cleaned by removing the mud and then brushed and washed with a high-pressure water jet (7 MPa). The air dose rate at the playground lot was dominated by radiation from the ground surface and adjacent surroundings, such as apartments and rice fields. Two or three centimeters of the surface soil contaminated with cesium was removed manually with shovels, hoes, and other gardening tools. This significantly reduced the average air dose rate of the entire playground lot from 1.5 μSv/h before decontamination to 0.6 μSv/h. These results showed that ground surface decontamination can contribute measurably to the reduction in air dose rate in relatively small areas in residential areas.<br>

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