Results from the international evaluation exercise for uranium enrichment measurements

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 509-522

  Morel, J ^a   Hill, C ^b   Bickel, M ^b   Alonso Munoz, A ^b   Napier, S ^c   Thaurel, B ^d  

^a DIF   (France)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MATERIALS; URANIUM ENRICHMENT MEASUREMENTS; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

URANIUM;

URANIUM;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0034160024     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00203-1     Document Type: Article

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