233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout
The dominant emission sources of anthropogenic radionuclides come from either atmospheric nuclear weapons tests or the nuclear industry (i.e., reprocessing plants or reactor accidents). Here, the authors identify a new environmental isotope tracer ($$^{233}$$ 233 U/$$^{236}$$ 236 U) which can help d...
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doaj-6785300ff68143638b8b8f752aa6f0422021-05-11T08:33:44ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-03-0111111110.1038/s41467-020-15008-2233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons falloutK. Hain0P. Steier1M. B. Froehlich2R. Golser3X. Hou4J. Lachner5T. Nomura6J. Qiao7F. Quinto8A. Sakaguchi9Faculty of Physics, Isotope Physics, University of ViennaFaculty of Physics, Isotope Physics, University of ViennaDepartment of Nuclear Physics, Australian National UniversityFaculty of Physics, Isotope Physics, University of ViennaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of DenmarkFaculty of Physics, Isotope Physics, University of ViennaGraduate School of Science, Hiroshima UniversityDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of DenmarkKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (INE)Center for Research in Isotopes and Environmental Dynamics, University of TsukubaThe dominant emission sources of anthropogenic radionuclides come from either atmospheric nuclear weapons tests or the nuclear industry (i.e., reprocessing plants or reactor accidents). Here, the authors identify a new environmental isotope tracer ($$^{233}$$ 233 U/$$^{236}$$ 236 U) which can help distinguish emissions from nuclear weapons tests, and can also provide constraints on past weapon designs and fuel sources, for which many details remain classified or lost.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15008-2 |
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K. Hain P. Steier M. B. Froehlich R. Golser X. Hou J. Lachner T. Nomura J. Qiao F. Quinto A. Sakaguchi 233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout Nature Communications |
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233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout |
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233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout |
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233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout |
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233U/236U signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout |
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233u/236u signature allows to distinguish environmental emissions of civil nuclear industry from weapons fallout |
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The dominant emission sources of anthropogenic radionuclides come from either atmospheric nuclear weapons tests or the nuclear industry (i.e., reprocessing plants or reactor accidents). Here, the authors identify a new environmental isotope tracer ($$^{233}$$ 233 U/$$^{236}$$ 236 U) which can help distinguish emissions from nuclear weapons tests, and can also provide constraints on past weapon designs and fuel sources, for which many details remain classified or lost. |
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