Natural Radiation Background in the Physics Faculty and Accelerator Buildings of the National University of Uzbekistan Named after Mirzo Ulugbek
Abstract
The article presents the measured values of gamma-radiation absorbed dose rates produced by natural sources of ionizing radiation in the indoor and outdoor areas of the Faculty of Physics and Accelerator Buildings of the National University of Uzbekistan, as well as the results of radiation background measurements conducted in the educational and research laboratories located within these buildings. The measurement results showed that the obtained dose rates are lower than the annual public exposure limit of 0.01 Sv/year established by the sanitary regulations SanPiN No. 01-193 of the Republic of Uzbekistan and are within the range of average dose levels from natural sources of ionizing radiation reported in various countries, including the United States, Japan, Russia, and others.
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