The contemporary materials cycle for radioactive 137Cs in the United States

Health Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 521-532

  Okumura, T ^a   Graedel, T E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

137Cs; Nuclear fuel cycle; Radiological terrorism; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; NUCLEAR FUEL;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; HEALTH PHYSICS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MONITORING; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDICAL WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646928106     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000185579.20291.8f     Document Type: Article

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