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Objective To ascertain the background levels of total α and total β radioactivity in drinking water around Qianshan Nuclear Power Plant (QNPP). Methods Under the National Health and Wellness Committee′s program, 11 monitoring points within 30 km of QNPP were selected in Haiyan County in 2018. The samples of raw water, factory water and tap water were collected in the first half and the second half of the year, respectively, and determined and analyzed according to Standard Examination Methods for Drinking Water - Radiological Parameters (GB/T 5750.13-2006). The total α and total βlevels in the tested drinking water were evaluated under the Standards for Drinking Water Quality ( GB 5749-2006) . Results A total of 22 water samples were collected from 11 sampling points in April and September 2018, respectively. The residue rate obtained after drinking water was dried varied, dependent on different types of water, which could be up to 0.0337％. The total α levels in different types of water ranged from 0.008 to 0.04 Bq/L, averaged on (0.015±0.009) Bq/L, whereas the total β levels ranged from 0.014 to 0. 320 Bq/L with an average of ( 0. 188 ± 0. 068) Bq/L. There was statistically significant difference in totalαlevels between raw water and factory water ( Z=-2.286, P<0.05) , without statistically significant difference between residue rate and totalαand totalβlevels ( P>0.05) . The background levels of total α and total β radioactivity in 93 drinking water samples in 2016 and 2017 were also investigated, combined with a total of 115 water samples from different water bodies in 2018. There was statistically significant difference in total α and total β levels in tap water between 2017—2016 and 2018 ( Z=-2.976, -2.031, P<0.05), between 2016 and 2017 (Z=-2.042, -3.214, P<0.05) and between 2017 and 2018 (Z=-20. 112, -2.511, P<0.05). Conclusions The operation of nuclear power plant has no impact on radioactivity level in drinking water around QNPP. The drinking water around QNPP is safe.
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Objective To analyze the diagnostic radiology equipment number,radiological staff structure,protection allocated at the medical institutes in Jiaxing city,with the purpose to provide basic data for the further optimization of resource allocation.Methods As required by the national radiation health monitoring program and using the stratified random sampling method,a total of 111 hospitals at grades Ⅲ,Ⅱ,Ⅰand other types were used to select 50％radiological institutions in Jiaxing.Unified questionnaires were used to investigate the basic situation in these hospitals,such as diagnostic radiology equipment,configurable protection equipment,radiation worker number and diagnostic frequency.Results The hospital number at grades Ⅲ,Ⅱ,Ⅰand other types accounted separately for 13.5％,21.6％,46.9％and 18.0％of the total.The equipment numbers for radiotherapy,nuclear medicine,interventional radiology and X-ray imaging at grade Ⅲ hospitals accounted for 100％,100％,57.9％and 38.0％,respectively,significantly higher than others.The numbers of conventional photofluorography and fluoroscopy equipment at grades Ⅰhospitals accounted for 34.2％and 50％,slightly higher than others ;CT and mammography devices were distributed at the grades ⅡandⅢhospitals.The frequencies at X-ray diagnosis,CT diagnosis and interventional therapy and diagnosis,radiotherapy,and nuclear medicine diagnosis and therapy were 178.9,157.5,3.1,1.5,2.2 and 0.1 per thousand person-year in Nanhu district,which were higher than in the other areas of Jiaxing city.Conclusions Grade Ⅲhospitals have more diagnostic radiology devices and radiation workers than in non-grade-Ⅲ hospitals.These hospitals were all equipped with adequate amount of protection equipment.The frequency of diagnostic radiology in Nanhu district hospital was significantly higher than that in other district hospitals.