Frequently Asked Questions
- Radiological Environmental Protection (REP)
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How does SLAC monitor its potential radiological environmental impacts? Where can I find the relevant reports?
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As part of legal requirements and the SLAC best management practice, the Radiological Environmental Protection (REP) Group of the RP Department has set up active and passive radiation monitoring systems that either continuously or periodically measure the potential radiation and radioactivity that may be released to the public and environment (water and air) due to SLAC operations.
The monitoring results are summarized in the annual
report, ASER.
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Whom can I call in case of any questions regarding the
Radiological Environmental Programs?
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How does SLAC monitor the potential doses to the public due to direct radiation like skyshine? |
38 environmental dosimeters (Luxel dosimeters from Landauer, Inc.), as well as seven active Perimeter Monitoring Systems (PMSs), are located around strategic SLAC site boundary locations to
continuously monitor the potential doses to the public.
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How does SLAC monitor the potential doses to the public due to radioactive air release?
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The doses from radioactive air release are too small to be measured. Instead, conservative dose estimations are made based on analytic calculations
using certified codes and methods.
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How does SLAC monitor potential radioactive water releases?
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All releases of industrial waste water into sewer, the storm water discharges, as well as the groundwater wells are monitored by performing sampling and radioactivity measurements.
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What is MEI (Maximum Exposed Individual)? |
MEI is stands for Maximum Exposed Individual, a term required by law to be used to describe a hypothetical member of the public outside of the SLAC's site boundary who receives the maximum doses from SLAC operations. This serves as a conservative, maximum estimation of dose to the general public
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