Applicability of a Ge detector was studied for in situ measurements of γ-ray emitting radionuclides in water. A Ge detector was lowered into a large tank filled with the air, tap water, seawater, and seawater spiked with
137Cs and
60Co isotopes by turns to measure the γrays. The detection efficiency of the Ge detector in seawater was 0.030, 0.024 and 0.012cps/(photon/s·l) for the 662keV (
137Cs), 1, 332keV (
60Co) and 1, 462keV (
40K) γ rays, respectively. The detection limits were 0.28 and 0.22Bq/l for
137Cs,
60Co in seawater, and 11Bq/l for
40K in tap water, respectively. It could be concluded that the Ge detector could be used not only for monitoring systems around nuclear facilities but also as an accidental release of radionucideS from nuclear power plant such as the Chernobyl one.
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