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|  DOE-HDBK-1106-97
Radiological Contamination Control Training
for Laboratory Research
Instructor's Guide
APPENDIX A
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMONLY USED RADIONUCLIDES
Instructor's Notes
Select those radionuclides that
are applicable to your facility
and add applicable radionuclide
information.
Effective half-life values are
from LA-4400 (see reference
LA-4400 1970)
Individuals who handle large
TRITIUM (H-3)
quantities of tritium may benefit
Tritium is a low-energy beta emitter and cannot be monitored
from the Article 663 course
directly with a thin-window G-M probe. Monitoring is normally
Radiological Training for
performed by taking a swipe of the area and counting the swipe
Tritium Facilities.
in a liquid scintillation counter.
Maximum energy: 0.018 MeV (average energy is
1.
0.006 MeV or about 1/3 the maximum energy).
Maximum range in air: 1/4 inch (6 mm).
2.
Maximum range in water: 6 x 10-3 mm.
3.
4.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
toxicity classification: Low.
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