Alternative method for the production date determination of impure uranium ore concentrate samples

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 485-492

  Varga, Zsolt ^a   Wallenius, Maria ^a   Mayer, Klaus ^a   Hrnecek, Erich ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age measurement; Nuclear forensics and safeguards; Thorium isotopes; Uranium ore concentrate

Indexed keywords

IMPURE URANIUM ORE; RADIOISOTOPE; THORIUM 228; THORIUM 232; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; URANIUM 234;

ARTICLE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCTION DATE MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; RADIOMETRIC DATING;

EID: 80054984648     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1233-5     Document Type: Article

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