Selective detection of particles containing highly enriched uranium for nuclear safeguards environmental samples

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 809-813

  Lee, Chi Gyu ^a   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Esaka, Fumitaka ^a   Magara, Masaaki ^a   Shinohara, Nobuo ^a   Usuda, Shigekazu ^a,b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

235 U enrichment; Environmental samples; Etching behaviors; Fission track detector; Fission track morphologies; Highly enriched uranium particles; Nuclear safeguards; Selective detection

Indexed keywords

235 U ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES; ETCHING BEHAVIORS; FISSION TRACK DETECTOR; FISSION TRACK MORPHOLOGIES; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM PARTICLES; NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS; SELECTIVE DETECTION;

ETCHING; FISSION REACTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

DETECTORS;

EID: 68949093913     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.46.809     Document Type: Article

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