Multi-technique characterization of a nuclearbomb particle from the Palomares accident

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-28

  Pollanen R ^a   Ketterer, M E ^b   Lehto, S ^c   Hokkanen, M ^d   Ikaheimonen T K ^a   Siiskonen, T ^a   Moring, M ^a   Rubio Montero, M P ^e   Martin Sanchez A ^e  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d FINNISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hot particle; Nuclear weapon; Plutonium; Radioactive particle; Uranium

Indexed keywords

HOT PARTICLES; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES;

GAMMA RAYS; MICROANALYSIS; PLUTONIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; URANIUM;

RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS;

AMERICIUM; IRON; LEAD; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL POLLUTION; URANIUM; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; ATOMIC PARTICLE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPAIN; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; URANIUM;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; PALOMARES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33746836940     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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