Simultaneous determination of Ra and Th nuclides, 238U and 227Ac in uranium mining waters by γ-ray spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 717-723

  Kohler M ^a   Niese, S ^a   Gleisberg, B ^a   Jenk, U ^b   Nindel, K ^b  

^a Verein F Kernverfahrenstechnik A   (Germany)

^b Niederlassung Ronneburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

ray spectrometry; Primordial radionuclides; Uranium mining waters

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; MINE FLOODING; RADIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM MINES; WATER;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIMOCDIAL RADIONUCLIDES; URANIUM MINING WATERS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

ACTINIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; URANIUM MINE;

EID: 0343484896     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(99)00235-3     Document Type: Article

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