Dose assessment and behavior of tritium in environmental samples around Wolsong nuclear power plant

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 783-791

  Kim, Chang Kyu ^a   Han, Man Jung ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION;

TRITIUM;

TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STANDARD;

EID: 0033120582     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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