Visits by Nuclear Powered Warships to Australian Ports

Abstract

Seven visits were made by five Nuclear Powered Warships (NPW) of the United States Navy and Royal Navy to Australian ports in 1997. 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 1997, and records the results of radiation measurements taken in the ports visited. No releases of radioactive material were detected, nor were any radiation levels recorded in excess of normal background levels of ionizing radiation, either during or subsequent to these visits.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA355700

Entities

Organizations

  • Department of Defence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attack Submarines
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Navy
  • Public Health
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Monitoring
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • Submarines
  • Uss Key West
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.