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To assess the external exposures that were likely received in villages near the Semipalantinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, a dosimetry method consistent with available data is necessary. This paper presents calculations to estimate the integral external exposure by using two approaches: 1) historical exposure rate data, and 2) contemporary measurements of 137Cs inventory in the soil. The input data and principal assumptions are discussed as well as estimates of integral exposure received in the village of Dolon as a result of a test conducted in August 1949. The estimated exposures measured by both methods were substantially less than those reported in the literature.
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Simon, S.L. (2000). Evaluation of Possible Radiation Exposures Near the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. In: Hecker, S.S., Mason, C.F.V., Kadyrzhanov, K.K., Kislitsin, S.B. (eds) Nuclear Physical Methods in Radioecological Investigations of Nuclear Test Sites. NATO Science Series, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4116-1_13
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