Study of Ru released under accidental conditions by overheated nuclear fuel: The emission of Ru and U

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 155-159

  Froment, P ^a   Cara, J ^a   Vanbegin, J ^a   Ronneau, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nuclear accident; Radio ruthenium; Release of nuclear material

Indexed keywords

RUTHENIUM; URANIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0035024408     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2001.89.3.155     Document Type: Article

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