Electrical conductivity dosimetric characteristics of gamma-irradiated food salt

Abstract EN

The electric conductivity characteristics of sodium chloride solution, have been studied in the present work considering its usage as a high dose dosimeter “accidental dosimeter” in the case of a nuclear fallout.

Aqueous solution of gamma-irradiated food salt was investigated for diametric purpose using the electrical conductivity method.

It was found that the solution containing [10-100 %] (w/w) of food salt the most sensitive to radiation.

The variation of electrical conductivity of all the solution was found to increase linearly with absorbed dose in the range (3-120) kGy.

Reproducibility, radiation dose response, dose rate, and stability can have been studied.

The results of this preliminary study show that food salt solution may be applied to a simple electrical conductivity detector for dose measurement in the dose range (3-120) kGy.