Atmospheric radioxenon isotope monitoring in Beijing after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-127

  Zhou, Chongyang ^a   Zhou, Guoqing ^a   Feng, Shujuan ^a   Jin, Yuren ^a   Zhao, Xinhua ^a   Cheng, Ziwei ^a   Huang, Xiongliang ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Zhou, Xu ^a  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption separation; Fukushima nuclear power plant accident; On site inspection; Radioxenon isotope concentration; Radioxenon sampling; Separation and monitoring system

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION SEPARATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT; ON-SITE INSPECTION; RADIOXENON;

ACCIDENTS; ADSORPTION; ISOTOPES; MONITORING; SEPARATION;

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENON 133; XENON 133M;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HUMIDITY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOASSAY;

EID: 84870194241     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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