Uranium isotope ratios in the environmental samples collected after a criticality accident in the uranium conversion facilities of JCO

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 151-160

  Tanaka, A ^a   Doi, T ^a   Uehiro, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental samples; ICP mass spectrometry; Isotope ratio; JCO criticality accident; Tokai mura; Uranium 235

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; JAPAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR SAFETY; PLANT LEAF; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

HONSHU; JAPAN; TOKAI;

EID: 0034019468     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(00)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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