International Conference on the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Industry

Coordinated indoor radon surveys in some Arab countries

Not scheduled

5m

IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria

Poster NORM Characterization, Measurement, Decontamination Session IV - Characterization in Industrial Facilities and in the Environment

Speaker

Ms Chekir ep Kraiem Zeineb (CNSTN)

Description

ABSTRACT
Indoor radon surveys were carried out in some of the Arab countries through a
Coordination Research Program (CRP) organized by the Arab Atomic Energy Agency
(AAEA). The objectives of the program aim at establishing a database on indoor radon
concentration levels in the region and investigating any anomalies, where they exist. The
approach adopted by the survey teams to achieve public participation in accepting the radon
detectors in dwellings is presented and discussed.
Most of the participants in the CRP used the passive method (CR-39 plastic detectors) for
long term radon measurements, while others used charcoal detectors and E-Perm systems for
short-term measurements.
The results of the surveys showed that radon concentration levels in most of the dwellings
were low; whilst, in some old cities and in area closed to a phosphate mine the levels were
found to be relatively high