Introduction To Health Physics
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ISBN: 9780071835275
Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.8P
(a)
To determine
The maximum rate of the radioiodine be discharged if the maximum downwind ground level concentration is not exceeding
(b)
To determine
The distance of the chimney where the discharge rate is maximum.
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