Published 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Plutonium contamination at specific areas of the Semipalatinsk test site

  • 1. Natsional'nyj Yadernyj Tsentr, Kurchatov (Kazakhstan)

Description

The present work presents preliminary results of measurements of plutonium and other radioisotopes in the soil and vegetation samples taken at some specific areas of the Semipalatinsk test site. The sampling points were selected in a way to cover areas used for agricultural purposes, to obtain information on contamination levels of food products, and to evaluate public radiation doses. 238/239Pu concentrations in some of the samples are shown and its effect on a human body is discussed. (author)

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Original title (Russian)
Плутониевое загрязнение на отдельных площадках Семипалатинского испытательного полигона

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Izvestiya Natsional'noj Akademii Nauk Respubliki Kazakhstan. Seriya Fiziko-Matematicheskaya
Journal Volume
4
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 184-189
ISSN
1991-346X

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Notes
9 refs., 1 fig.