A new estimate of atmospheric 14C discharges from Sellafield

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  McNamara, N ^a   McCartney, M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIONUCLIDE;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND, CUMBRIA;

EID: 0032192740     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(97)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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