Dosimetric management during a criticality accident

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-34

  Lebaron Jacobs, Laurence ^a   Fottorino, R ^a   Barbry, F ^b   Berard, P ^c   Briot, F ^b   Boisson, P ^d   Cavadore, D ^e   Challeton De Vathaire, C ^d   Distinguin, S ^b   Exmelin, L ^f   Flury Herard, A ^g   Gaillard Lecanu, E ^g   Gonin, M ^h   Le Goff, J P ^b   Lecoix, G ^e   Lemaire, G ^g   Medioni, R ^d   Persico, M H ^e   Racine, Y ^a   Riasse, C ⁱ   Rongier, E ^e   Voisin, P ^d   Miele, A ^a   more..

^a IRFM   (France)

^b CENTRE DE VALDUC   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^e Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

^f BP 508   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^h EDF R AND D   (France)

ⁱ CEA DAM DIF   (France)

Author keywords

32p and 24Na activities; Criticality accident; Dosimetric assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BLOOD MEASUREMENTS; CRITICALITY ACCIDENT; DOSIMETRIC ASSESSMENT; HAIR TREATMENT;

DOSIMETRY;

EID: 38549121702     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT08-A3910     Document Type: Article

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