Acknowledgement
I am very grateful to the supervisors and the staff Radiation Protection Institute (RPI) particularly the staff of gamma spectrometry of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC). I am also grateful to my organization: Malian Regulatory Body (AMARAP) through its General Director and the staff of the regulatory analysis laboratory of DCST.
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