Characterization of subsurface geometry and radioactivity distribution in the trench containing Chernobyl clean-up wastes

Environmental Geology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 869-881

  Bugai, D ^a   Kashparov, V ^b   Dewiere L ^c   Khomutinin, Yu ^b   Levchuk, S ^b   Yoschenko, V ^b  

^a National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine   (Ukraine)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE   (Ukraine)

^c Institute of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CORRELATION METHODS; GEOPHYSICS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOMETRY; SOILS;

GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; LOW-LEVEL WASTES (LLW); RADIOACTIVITY DISTRIBUTION; SUBSURFACE GEOMETRY;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

BURIED TARGET; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

CHERNOBYL; EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KIEV [UKRAINE]; UKRAINE; WORLD;

EID: 17644368975     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1218-6     Document Type: Article

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