Preliminary assessment of radiation in territory of uranium industry, the Republic of Kazakhstan


Bakhtin M. Kashkinbayev Y. Pirmanova A. Aumalikova M. Sakaguсhi A. Altaeva N. Kazymbet P. Hoshi M.
October 2025University of Guilan

Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
2025#23Issue 41011 - 1019 pp.

In this study, the existing radioecological state of the Mothballed uranium mine was assessed. The levels of radon concentration in the air of residential premises were determined and dose loads on the population were calculated using the example of Saumalkol village, Kazakhstan located in the zone of potential influence of a mothballed uranium mine. Radon concentrations were measured in living rooms and bedrooms on the ground floor. The contribution of indoor radon to the annual effective inhalation dose for the residents of the village ranged from 9.3 mSv to 145 mSv in winter and from 1.8 mSv to 18.7 mSv in the warm season. The estimated average annual dose for adults in Saumalkol was higher than the world average annual effective dose of 1.2 mSv due to indoor radon inhalation.

Mothballed uranium mines , Radon , Republic of Kazakhstan , Uranium

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Scientific Research Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection of the nJSC, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Testing Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Radio Spectrometry, Scientific Research Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection of the nJSC, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biology, nJSC, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

Scientific Research Institute of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection of the nJSC
Testing Laboratory of Radiochemistry and Radio Spectrometry
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biology
The Center for Peace

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