Measurements of 60Co in spoons activated by neutrons during the JCO criticality accident at Tokai-mura in 1999

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-321

  Gasparro, J ^a   Hult, M ^a   Komura, K ^b   Arnold, D ^c   Holmes, L ^a   Johnston, P N ^a,d   Laubenstein, M ^e   Neumaier, S ^c   Reyss, J L ^f   Schillebeeckx, P ^a   Tagziria, H ^a   Van Britsom, G ^a   Vasselli, R ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

60Co; JCO criticality accident; Low level ray spectrometry; Neutron activation; Neutron fluence; Tokai mura; Underground laboratory

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRONS;

ACTIVATION PRODUCTS; NEUTRON FLUENCES;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CHROMIUM 51; COBALT 60; IRON 59; RADIOISOTOPE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; STEEL;

COBALT ISOTOPE; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; EVALUATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LABORATORY TEST; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUTRON; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF LIFE TIME; JAPAN; KITCHEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION ACCIDENT;

AICHI; ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOKAI [AICHI];

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; CHROMIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HALF-LIFE; JAPAN; NEUTRONS; POWER PLANTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA; STEEL;

EID: 12144291488     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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