Published 2004 | Version v1
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Lessons learned in the accident of contamination with Pu-239

Creators

  • 1. ININ, 52045 Estado de Mexico (Mexico)

Description

This work describes the lessons learned during the accident by transuranic contamination in the National Institute of Nuclear Research happened between 1998 and 2003. The origin of the same one is the not authorized transfer of 0.51 g of plutonium metallic used as pattern source in the Department of Metrology to a laboratory which lacked of physical infrastructure, training and team to manipulate this source. (Author)

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form

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Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Lecciones aprendidas en el accidente de contaminacion con Pu-239

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
5 p.
Report number
INIS-MX--1668

Conference

Title
15. Annual Congress of the SNM; 22. Annual Meeting of the SMSR; International Joint Meeting Cancun 2004; International Conjunct Congress Cancun 2004; 2004 LAS/ANS Symposium
Dates
11-14 Jul 2004
Place
Cancun (Mexico)

INIS

Country of Publication
Mexico
Country of Input or Organization
Mexico
INIS RN
36019352
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENTS; AMERICIUM 241; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTAKE; LUNGS; MEXICAN ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONNEL; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BODY; DATA; DOSES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES