We've made the calculates of the current rate of decay and the Sievert (impact of radiation for humans) for a Strontium source
The calculates are mentioned right below:
Once it was new, the source's information was:
Type: Sr90
Decay tax: 0.1μCi (Curie)
The Half-life: 28.8y
We did the conversion of units (from Ci to Bq):
1Bq = 27pCi
0.1μCi = 3.7*10³ Bq
The Strontium source had a disintegration tax of 3.7*10³Bq, and nowadays it has a 2.2*10³Bq tax:
Using the exponential decay tax's equation:
N(t)=N(0)*e^-(t / τ) -----> N=Disintegration tax (Bq); t= Elapsed time; τ= Half-life time.
N(t)=3.7*10³ *e^-(14.6 / 28.6) = 2.2*10³(Bq)
The Strontium's irradiation risk is 2847mSv/Year, considering the human tissue at 1cm.
That irradiation risk IS NOT safe, comparing to the annual dose limit at CERN, which is 500mSv/year.
The calculates:
Using a compost rule of three we have:
37MBq ---- 1cm ---- 1MeV ---- 10⁴mSv/h
2.2 *10⁽⁻³⁾MBq ---- 1cm ---- 0.546MeV ---- X mSv/h
X= 22*0.546/37 = 0.325mSv/h = 2847mSv/y. |