Cs-137 in fuels and ash products from biofuel power plants in Sweden

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-117

  Hedvall, Robert ^a,b   Erlandsson, Bengt ^a   Mattsson, Sören ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STUDSVIK NUCLEAR AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CESIUM; DISTRICT HEATING; FLUE GASES; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; PEAT; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATIONS; ASH PRODUCTS; BIOFUEL POWER PLANTS; DISTRICT HEATING PLANTS; DOSE RATE; WOOD CHIPS;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM 137; FUEL;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FLUE GAS; RADIATION DOSE; SWEDEN; WINTER;

EID: 0030004588     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0265-931X(95)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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