HP 6416 - Applied Radiological Health Laboratory

HP 6416 - Applied Radiological Health Laboratory
Offered Fall, Even Years

Credit Hours:	2-3-3
Prerequisites:	HP 6403 and (HP 6757 or NRE 6757) and HP 6406
Course Description:	Advanced laboratory course in radiochemical and instrumental analysis. Practical radiation/radioactivity monitoring problems in nuclear facilities and environmental surveillance.
Textbook:	None
Instructor:	HP Faculty

Reference:	Environmental Radioactivity, Eisenbud, Academic Press, 1987.
	Environmental Radiation Measurements, NCRP Report No. 50, 1976.
	A Handbook of Radioactivity Measurement Procedures, NCRP Report No. 58, 1985.
Objectives:	1. To give graduate students experience in the various aspects of radiological monitoring and measurements.
	2. To provide advanced training and experience in radiochemical laboratory practice.

Topics:	Laboratory Practices and Reagent Preparation
	Detector Calibration and Use
	Sample Treatment
	Specific Radiochemical Analyses
	Specific Instrumental Analyses
	Radiotracer Use
	Separation Procedures
	Quality Assurance
	Thermoluminescence Dosimetry
	Whole-body Measurement with Gamma-ray Spectrometer
	Bioassay of Tritium and Plutonium
	External Radiation Measurements of Airborne Reactor Effluent
	Measuring the Terrestrial Radiation
	Air Sampling

Evaluation:	1. Midterm exams
	2. Laboratory Reports
	3. Final Exam

Prepared by: Show-Hwa Fong
Date: 6/27/97

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Revised July 2004