Assessment of Eu-152 Nuclide Contaminated from Radioactive lightning Rods in Soil Samples at Kasra and Atash in Baghdad Kadhim Suha Hadi1, Zgair Inass Abdulah1, Dosh Rukia Jaber2, Rasheed Leith Hani3, Abojassim Ali Abid4,* 1Assistance Lecturer, University of Kufa, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Al-Najaf, Iraq 2Lecturer, University of Kufa, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Al-Najaf, Iraq 3Assistance Lecturer, University of Kufa, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Al-Najaf, Iraq 4Professor, University of Kufa, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Al-Najaf, Iraq *Corresponding Author: Dr. Ali Abid Abojassim Professor University of Kufa, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Al-Najaf, Iraq Email: ali.alhameedawi@uokufa.edu.iq
Online published on 21 February, 2019. Abstract In this study, the specific activity of Eu-152 nuclides is measured with the contamination in soil samples at Kasra and Atash, which were taken from Al-Tuwaitha site in Baghdad. Ten samples were collected from different areas in Baghdad for the purpose of the study. The technique of the spectral analysis was used for gamma-ray in order to make the measurements with the use of scintillation detector system NaI(Tl) gamma spectroscopy with 3”×3”. The results show that, specific activity in soil samples under study were ranged from 21.45±0.33 Bq/kg to 96786.84±41.84 Bq/kg with an average 10039.63 Bq/kg. Soil samples are not safe to work in and are dangerous or hazardous to the citizens. Top Keywords Gamma ray spectroscopy, contaminated in soil, Eu-152 nuclide, Kasra and Atash. Top |