Measurement of baseline atmospheric plutonium-239, 240 and americium-241 in the vicinity of the waste isolation pilot plant

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 267-272

  Lee, S C ^a   Orlandini, K A ^b   Webb, J ^a   Schoep, D ^a   Kirchner, T ^a   Fingleton, D J ^a  

^a New Mexico State University   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; AMERICIUM; PLUTONIUM;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FALLOUT; NUCLEAR WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032461033     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02389783     Document Type: Article

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