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Survey following uranium contamination

¹ CEA, Service de Prévention et Santé au Travail, 13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex, France
² CEA, Département des Services de Santé et Sécurité, 13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex, France
³ CEA, Service de Protection contre les Rayonnements, 13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex, France

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Received: 13 June 2025
Accepted: 7 September 2025

Abstract

Any discrepancy between the initially hypothesis of an occupational exposure and the additional information collected from the facility and the radiation protection team should lead the exploration of other issues. In this specific case, the hypothesis of occupational intake in Uranium was selected based on the biokinetic models but not validated by the examination of the workplace. Additional information on the worker’s dietary habits helped us understand the origin of the radiotoxicological monitoring results for Uranium exceeding the commonly accepted thresholds for the non-occupationally exposed general population.