Radioactive contamination is the occurrence of a number of radioactive substances in solid, liquid or gaseous substances and in the human body unintentionally. In this way, in the event of radioactive contamination, the waste materials begin to degrade radioactively and emit harmful ionizable radiation such as alpha beta particles, gamma rays or neutrons. This situation puts great risks on human health and natural environment. The degree of this risk depends on the intensity of radiation-causing waste, the type of radiation, the energy power of the radiation emitted, and how close the contamination is to the human body. Radioactive pollution increases the risk of radiation.
Waste leakage in a nuclear power plant is a major danger to the air, soil, plants, animals and humans in the natural environment. The nuclear reactor accidents in the world and the Chernobyl disaster threatening our country are always on the mind in terms of radioactive contamination. Even today, the effects remain.
The diffusion of radioactive substances and the creation of contamination are different concepts. Radioactive substances can cause radioactive contamination at source if necessary precautions are taken but it is impossible to spread to the environment. Radiation outside the prevention area is at a detectable level. Many methods have been applied to prevent the spread of radioactive materials into the environment and to create contamination.
Radioactive contamination may occur on surfaces and in air. The level of contamination is measured by determining the amount of radiation emitted and using specialized techniques.
Our organization carries out radioactive exposure measurements with a strong staff and technical infrastructure, in accordance with the relevant legal regulations, standards and test methods published by domestic and foreign organizations. Here are a few standards that are taken into account in these studies:
- TS EN ISO 2919 Radiation protection - Closed radioactive sources - General rules and classification
- TS EN 62534 Radiation protection measuring devices - Very sensitive hand tools for the determination of the neutron
- TS ISO 3999 Radiation protection - Device for industrial gamma radiography - Features for performance, design and testing
- Radiation protection measuring devices - Detection and detection of radioactive material trafficking using spectroscopy-based portal tracers
- TS EN 61005 Radiation protection equipment - Measures the equivalent of neutron media
