Published May 1976 | Version v1
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Behaviour of plutonium and other actinides in the environment

Creators

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92 (France). Dept. de Protection

Description

The presence of plutonium in the environment is essentially due to nuclear experiences, as well as to some specific accidents and also controlled discharges. Having studied the cycle of this substance in water, the sediments and the living aquatic medium, plutonium behaviour in the earth medium is analysed: soils and vegetable production. It appears in particular from all the observations presented that the exchangeable fraction of plutonium in the main compartments of the natural medium is extremely low, i.e. about 0.1% of the plutonium available

Abstract (French)

La présence du plutonium dans l'environnement est due essentiellement aux expériences nucléaires ainsi qu'à certains accidents particuliers et aux rejets contrôlés. Après avoir étudié le cycle de cette substance dans l'eau, les sédiments et le milieu vivant aquatique, l'auteur analyse le comportement du plutonium dans le milieu terrestre : sols et production végétale. Il ressort notamment de toutes les observations présentées que la fraction échangeable du plutonium dans les principaux compartiments du milieu naturel est excessivement faible, de l'ordre de 0,1 % du plutonium disponible.

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Comportement du plutonium et autres actinides dans l'environnement terrestre

Identifiers

DOI
10.1051/rgn/19763218;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revue Générale Nucléaire
Journal Issue
3
Series
Rev. Gen. Nucl.
Journal Page Range
218-222
ISSN
0335-5004

Conference

Title
One-day meeting on the ecology and toxicology of plutonium and transplutonium elements.
Dates
11 Mar 1976.
Place
Paris, France.

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
8340561
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; PLUTONIUM; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ELEMENTS; METALS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS

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