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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
J. Phillip Sharpe, W. Jon Carmack, David A. Petti
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 1066-1070
Safety and Environment | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963385
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Dust and debris were collected from the Nova laser facility in April 1999 to provide evidence of particulate generation and transport mechanisms relevant to fusion power safety analyses. Samples were obtained at specified locations within the Nova chamber with a vacuum filter system, cascade impactors, and metallurgical replicating tape (acetate tape). Average surface mass density of material collected from locations with measured surface area ranges from 3.13 μg/cm2 on the mid-plane vertical surface to 3250 μg/cm2 on the vessel bottom. Estimated total dust inventory is 44 grams. Specific surface area of dust collected from several locations is nearly uniform with an average value of 0.435 m2/g. Particle size distributions of the collected material show a range of count median diameters (CMD) between 0.67 and 1.19 μm with geometric standard deviations (GSD) between 1.63 and 2.76. Mass median diameters for dust collected with the two cascade impactors are 5.26 μm and 8.85 μm. The shape of the volumetric size distribution indicates dust particles of various shapes. Composition analysis performed by energy dispersive X-ray analysis indicated the presence of O, Al, Cu, along with trace quantities of Fe, Au, and Be. Atomic emission ICP analysis also indicated the presence of Si, O, and Cu in dust samples.
