Radon Testing at Radford Army Ammunition Plant

Abstract

Radon testing of buildings in all geological areas of Radford Army Ammunition Plant showed only 11 buildings of the 511 tested had radon levels greater than 4.0 picocuries per liter of air (4.0 pCi/1). Alpha track monitors were used for 3-month screen tests of these buildings. Any buildings having a radon content greater than 4.0 pCi/1 were tested for 12-months. Mitigation by air dilution reduced the radon content in 10 buildings to less than 4.0 pCi/1. Ducts are being installed in the 11th building to also reduce the radon content by air dilution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA514301

Entities

People

  • J. M. Crable

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Alpha Particles
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Ammunition
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Detectors
  • Dilution
  • Environmental Protection
  • Information Operations
  • Lung Cancer
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Families
  • Quality Control
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.