Local and global trace plutonium contributions in fast breeder legacy soils

This study proposes a method to differentiate between local plutonium-based contamination in soils versus trace plutonium stemming from global dispersion in the past, such as fallout from detonation and atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chris Tighe, Maxi Castrillejo, Marcus Christl, Claude Degueldre, Jeremy Andrew, Kirk T. Semple, Malcolm J. Joyce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21575-9