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A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. It is worn by the person being monitored when used as a personal dosimeter, and is a record of the radia
Radiation dosimeter in Pripyat
View of readout on an electronic personal dosimeter. The clip is used to attach it to the wearer's clothing.
View of quartz fiber dosimeter reading
Chromoradiometer or colour dosimeter by Guido Holzknecht (1902)
Pripyat
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Pripyat, also known as Prypiat, is an abandoned industrial city in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, located near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby river Pripyat, it was founded on 4 February 1970.
Dosimeter
…Radiation dosimeter in Pripyat A radiation dosimeter is a device that measures the dose uptake of external ionizing radiation. It is worn by the person being monitored when used as…
Clockwise from top-left: Pripyat central square apartment buildings with the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement in the distance the Ferris wheel of the Pripyat amusement park an abandoned sport hall natural overgrowth at an apartment block the Pripyat welcome sign
Panoramic view of Pripyat in May 2009
View of the Chernobyl power plant including 2003 radioactive level of 0.763 milliroentgens per hour
A panorama of Pripyat during summer 2011. The Chernobyl power plant, currently undergoing decommissioning, is visible in the distance, at top center.