Method for determining plutonium in air filters in detection of nuclear activities

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 467-473

  Salminen, S ^a   Outola, I ^a,c   Jaakkola, T ^a   Pulli, S ^a,d   Zilliacus, R ^b   Lehto, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Loviisa Power Plant   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air filters; Extraction chromatography; Isotope ratios; Plutonium; Safeguard; Semipalatinsk

Indexed keywords

PLUTONIUM;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; FALLOUT; FILTER; KAZAKHSTAN; NUCLEAR SAFETY; RADIATION MONITORING;

EID: 4444336989     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.92.8.467.39273     Document Type: Article

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