Issues in the disposal of waste containing naturally occurring radioactive material

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-226

  Bhattacharyya, D K ^a  

^a SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOISOTOPES; TAILINGS; URANIUM;

NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (NORM);

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

BIOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REVIEW; URANIUM MINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032033303     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(97)00243-1     Document Type: Article

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