Visits by Nuclear Powered Warships to Australian Ports. Report on Radiation Monitoring During 1993

Abstract

Visits were made by ten Nuclear Powdered Warships (NPWs) of the United States Navy and one NPW of the Royal Navy to Australian ports in 1993. The Commonwealth Government requires that a radiation monitoring program be carried out in association with each visit to detect any release of radioactivity to the ports and their 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 1993 and records the results of radiation measurements taken in the port visited. No releases of radioactive material were detected, nor were any radiation levels recorded in excess of normal background levels of ionising radiation, either during or subsequent to these visits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284277

Entities

Organizations

  • Department of Defence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Gamma Rays
  • Los Angeles Class
  • Measurement
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Public Health
  • Radiation Monitoring
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Uss Bremerton
  • Uss Pasadena
  • Uss Topeka
  • Uss Truxtun

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design