Radon monitoring in a thermal power plant

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 40, Issue 2-6, 2005, Pages 654-656

  Singh, Surinder ^a   Singh, Jaspal ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fly ash; LR 115 plastic; Radon; Thermal power plant

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLY ASH; MONITORING; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PARTICLE DETECTORS; POWER PLANTS;

LR-115 PLASTIC; RADON CONCENTRATION; RADON SURVEY; THERMAL POWER PLANT;

RADON;

EID: 27744555513     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2005.04.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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