Orphan source

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A radioactive source that is not under regulatory control, either because it has never been under regulatory control, or because it has been abandoned, lost, misplaced, stolen, or transferred without proper authorisation. (IAEA Glossary, 2016)

ICRP Glossary entry - May 2019


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