MONITORING OF RADIATION


Meaning of MONITORING OF RADIATION in English

Periodic or continuous determination of the amount of ionizing radiation or radioactive contamination present in a region, as a safety measure, for the purpose of health or environmental protection. Monitoring is done for air, surface and ground water, soil and sediment, equipment surfaces, and personnel (for example, bioassay or alpha scans).

NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary.      Английский глоссарий ядерной энергии NRC (Национальный научно исследовательский совет).