Analysis of Radionuclide Releases from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Part I

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 171, Issue 3-5, 2014, Pages 629-644

  Le Petit, G ^a   Douysset, G ^a   Ducros, G ^a   Gross, P ^a   Achim, P ^a   Monfort, M ^a   Raymond, P ^b   Pontillon, Y ^a   Jutier, C ^a   Blanchard, X ^a   Taffary, T ^a   Moulin, C ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

CTBTO; fission products; Fukushima Dai ichi accident; isotopic ratios; reactor damages; Takasaki

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR SHUTDOWNS;

CTBTO; FUKUSHIMA; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; REACTOR DAMAGE; TAKASAKI;

REACTOR CORES;

DETECTION METHOD; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT;

FUKUSHIMA; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

EID: 84895895068     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-012-0581-6     Document Type: Article

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