Transport of Gaseous Fission Products Adjacent to an Underground Nuclear Test Cavity

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 177-183

  Smith, David K ^a   Nagle, Richard J ^a   Kenneally, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Nuclear testing; Radionuclide migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001533575     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.1996.73.4.177     Document Type: Article

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