Visits by Nuclear Powered Warships to Australian Ports: Report on Radiation Monitoring During 1990

Abstract

Visits were made by two Nuclear Powered Warships of the United States Navy to Australian ports in 1990. The USS TRUXTUN visited HMAS STIRLING, Western Australia and the USS CARL VINSON visited Gage Roads, in Western Australia. The Commonwealth Government requires that a radiation monitoring program be carried out in association with such visits to detect any release of radioactivity to the port or its environs. This report presents a summary of the objectives and requirements of the NPW radiation monitoring program, describes the implementation of the program for the visits during 1990 and records the results of radiation measurements taken in the ports visited.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242743

Entities

Organizations

  • Department of Defence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Public Health
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Monitoring
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • United States
  • Uss Carl Vinson
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.