NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDING SAFE HABITAT OF THE PERSON

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Environmental Safety in Construction and Town Economy

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Section	Environmental Safety in Construction and Town Economy
Title	NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN THE PROBLEM OF PROVIDING SAFE HABITAT OF THE PERSON
Сontributors	I. A. Engovatov, D. of Tech. Sc., Professor of National Research Moscow state construction University (MGSU), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., D.V. Nikolaeva, Specialist OOO «Akselerasion Engineering», postgraduate student of National Research Moscow state construction University (MGSU), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract	This article describes components of the average annual contribution to total human exposure. This article presents data on specific and effective activity of natural radionuclides containing in building and raw materials for their manufacture. Here also discusses the regularities of the content of natural radionuclides (NRN) in construction materials depending on a type, origin and formation of rocks. Correlation between a look and an origin of raw materials and specific activity of NRN in construction materials is revealed. Here also considers the main use of rocks in construction industry. Specific activity of natural radionuclides — 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and effective specific activity of natural radionuclides in basic rocks is calculated. Correlation between kind and origin of raw materials and specific activity of NRN in construction materials is revealed. Possibilities of a purposeful choice of construction materials with a low content of NRN for providing safe habitat of the population are founded.
Keywords	natural radioactivity, uranium, thorium, potassium, rocks, construction materials.
References	1. The Law of the Russian Federation № 3-FZ dated January 9, 1996. «Radiation Safety of the Population». 2. European Commission. Radiation protection 112 Radiological Protection Principles concerning the Natural Radioactivity of Building Materials. 1999. 3. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides information concerning background radioactivity in Background as a Residual Radioactivity Criterion for Decommissioning NUREG-1501 (NRC 1994). 4. E. M. Krisyuk. Background Radiation of the facilities. — M.: Energoatomizdat. 1989. — 120 p. 5. I. L. Dubova, I. A. Engovatov. Radiation and ecological monitoring of the human environment // Bulletin MGSU. Special Issue. —2009. — № 2. — P. 199—202. 6. D. Y. Chunyuk. Features of the Classification and Constituting the Geotechnical Risk in Construction // Industrial and Civil Construction. — 2013. — № 9. — P. 42—44. 7. W. R. Alharbi, J. H. AlZahrani. Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Associated Radiation Hazards of Building Materials used in Saudi Arabia // Journal of American Science. — 2012. — V. 8. — № 10. — P. 651—656. 8. E. M. Lee, G. Menezes, E. C. Finch. Assessment of Natural Radioactivity in Irish Building Materials // Department of Physics, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. — P. 1—8. 9. G. A. Voitkevich, A. E. Miroshnikov, A. S. Povarennykh, V. G. Prokhorov. Short Catalog of the Geochemistry. — M.: Nedra, 1977. — 180 p.

Сontributors

I. A. Engovatov, D. of Tech. Sc., Professor of National Research Moscow state construction University (MGSU), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,

D.V. Nikolaeva, Specialist OOO «Akselerasion Engineering», postgraduate student of National Research Moscow state construction University (MGSU), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract

This article describes components of the average annual contribution to total human exposure. This article presents data on specific and effective activity of natural radionuclides containing in building and raw materials for their manufacture. Here also discusses the regularities of the content of natural radionuclides (NRN) in construction materials depending on a type, origin and formation of rocks. Correlation between a look and an origin of raw materials and specific activity of NRN in construction materials is revealed. Here also considers the main use of rocks in construction industry. Specific activity of natural radionuclides — 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and effective specific activity of natural radionuclides in basic rocks is calculated. Correlation between kind and origin of raw materials and specific activity of NRN in construction materials is revealed. Possibilities of a purposeful choice of construction materials with a low content of NRN for providing safe habitat of the population are founded.

Keywords

natural radioactivity, uranium, thorium, potassium, rocks, construction materials.

References

1. The Law of the Russian Federation № 3-FZ dated January 9, 1996. «Radiation Safety of the Population».

2. European Commission. Radiation protection 112 Radiological Protection Principles concerning the Natural Radioactivity of Building Materials. 1999.

3. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provides information concerning background radioactivity in Background as a Residual Radioactivity Criterion for Decommissioning NUREG-1501 (NRC 1994).

4. E. M. Krisyuk. Background Radiation of the facilities. — M.: Energoatomizdat. 1989. — 120 p.

5. I. L. Dubova, I. A. Engovatov. Radiation and ecological monitoring of the human environment // Bulletin MGSU. Special Issue. —2009. — № 2. — P. 199—202.

6. D. Y. Chunyuk. Features of the Classification and Constituting the Geotechnical Risk in Construction // Industrial and Civil Construction. — 2013. — № 9. — P. 42—44.

7. W. R. Alharbi, J. H. AlZahrani. Assessment of Natural Radioactivity Levels and Associated Radiation Hazards of Building Materials used in Saudi Arabia // Journal of American Science. — 2012. — V. 8. — № 10. — P. 651—656.

8. E. M. Lee, G. Menezes, E. C. Finch. Assessment of Natural Radioactivity in Irish Building Materials // Department of Physics, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. — P. 1—8.

9. G. A. Voitkevich, A. E. Miroshnikov, A. S. Povarennykh, V. G. Prokhorov. Short Catalog of the Geochemistry. — M.: Nedra, 1977. — 180 p.