Published 1981
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Book
Natural radionuclides in the environment and problems of uranium mining
Creators
Description
The subject is discussed under the headings: introduction (U-238, U-235, Th-232, K-40, and their decay products); distribution of radionuclides; α, β and γ radiation; uranium in rocks; uranium in soil and water; uranium mining (hazards of uranium and radon during mining and in tailings); assessment of risk. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Oyez International Business Communications Ltd.
- Imprint Place
- London
- ISBN
- 0 907822 02 9
- Imprint Title
- Living with uncertainty
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- Journal Page Range
- 10 p.
Conference
- Title
- Living with uncertainty. Risks in the energy scene.
- Dates
- 25 - 26 Nov 1981.
- Place
- London, UK.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 13698890
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DAUGHTER PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RADON; RISK ANALYSIS; ROCKS; SOILS; TAILINGS; THORIUM 232; URANIUM MINES; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MINES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE GASES; SOLID WASTES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES