Published February 2004 | Version v1
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evaluation of 238 U, 232Th,40 K emanated 222Rn in some NORM and TE-NORM samples

Creators

  • 1. Hot Laboratories Centre, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo (Egypt)

Description

In this work , the activity levels of uranium(238U), thorium(232TH), and potassium (40K) content in some naturally occurring radioactive Materials (NORM) and technically enhanced-naturally occurring radioactive materials (TE-NOrM) were determined and discussed. the samples include monazite, black sand, zircon, gypsum, granite, marble, ceramic, cement and iron slag. the samples were analyzed nondestructively based on their nuclear spectroscopic measurements. also, emanation coefficient (EC) due to exhalation of 222Rn content in the studied samples was evaluated . the results showed that significant activity levels of 232 Th-series are in monazite samples, while high levels of 226 Ra (U-series) are in the gypsum waste samples associated with phosphate processing plant (Abu zabal plant). the radioactive equilibrium between the primordial radionuclides and their respective decay daughters was discussed

Part of:
Proceedings of the Eighth Conference of Nuclear Sciences and Applications

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the Eighth Conference of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, Vol.I
Imprint Pagination
750 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 151-163
Report number
INIS-EG--178(I.II)

Conference

Title
8. International Conference of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Dates
7-12 Feb 2004
Place
Cairo (Egypt)

INIS

Country of Publication
Egypt
Country of Input or Organization
Egypt
INIS RN
36008504
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVITY LEVELS; BLACK SANDS; CEMENTS; CERAMICS; DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; EMANATION METHOD; EVALUATION; EXHALATION; GRANITES; GYPSUM; IRON; MARBLE; MONAZITES; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR DECAY; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON 222; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238; ZIRCON
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLEARANCE; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DECAY; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EXCRETION; HEAVY NUCLEI; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MATERIALS; METALS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIC ROCKS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MINERALS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADON ISOTOPES; ROCKS; SAND; SILICATE MINERALS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; SULFATE MINERALS; THORIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM MINERALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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