Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961

The atmospheric concentrations of a wide spectrum of radionuclides produced by nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, cosmic rays, radon and thoron decay and the SNAP-9A burn-up ([sup 238]Pu) have been measured at Richland, Washington, since 1961; at Barrow, Alaska, since 1964; and at other stations for...

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Main Authors:	Young, J.A., Thomas, C.W.
Language:	unknown
Published:	2015
Subjects:	54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ALASKA RADIATION MONITORING BARBADOS BRAZIL HANFORD RESERVATION NEW MEXICO AIR FILTERS AMERICIUM 241 CESIUM 134 CESIUM 137 COBALT 60 COMPILED DATA EARTH ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSIONS GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY IRON 55 NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLUTONIUM 238 PLUTONIUM 239 REACTORS SCANDIUM 46 STRATOSPHERE STRONTIUM 90 USSR WASHINGTON ZINC 65 ACTINIDE ISOTOPES ACTINIDE NUCLEI ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES AMERICIUM ISOTOPES ASIA BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES CESIUM ISOTOPES COBALT ISOTOPES DATA DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES EQUIPMENT EUROPE EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI EVEN-ODD NUCLEI FILTERS HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Pacific Barrow Alaska
Online Access:	http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6532172 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6532172 https://doi.org/10.2172/6532172

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spelling	ftosti:oai:osti.gov:6532172 2023-07-30T04:02:36+02:00 Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961 Young, J.A. Thomas, C.W. 2015-03-10 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6532172 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6532172 https://doi.org/10.2172/6532172 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6532172 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6532172 https://doi.org/10.2172/6532172 doi:10.2172/6532172 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ALASKA RADIATION MONITORING BARBADOS BRAZIL HANFORD RESERVATION NEW MEXICO AIR FILTERS AMERICIUM 241 CESIUM 134 CESIUM 137 COBALT 60 COMPILED DATA EARTH ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSIONS GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY IRON 55 NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLUTONIUM 238 PLUTONIUM 239 REACTORS SCANDIUM 46 STRATOSPHERE STRONTIUM 90 USSR WASHINGTON ZINC 65 ACTINIDE ISOTOPES ACTINIDE NUCLEI ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES AMERICIUM ISOTOPES ASIA BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES CESIUM ISOTOPES COBALT ISOTOPES DATA DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES EQUIPMENT EUROPE EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI EVEN-ODD NUCLEI FILTERS HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES 2015 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/6532172 2023-07-11T10:49:18Z The atmospheric concentrations of a wide spectrum of radionuclides produced by nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, cosmic rays, radon and thoron decay and the SNAP-9A burn-up ([sup 238]Pu) have been measured at Richland, Washington, since 1961; at Barrow, Alaska, since 1964; and at other stations for shorter periods of time. There has been considerable concern over the health hazard presented by these radionuclides, but it has also been recognized that atmospheric mixing and deposition rates can be determined from their measurement. Therefore, Pacific Northwest Laboratory began the continuous measurement of the atmospheric concentrations of a wide spectrum of radionuclides produced by nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, cosmic rays, and radon and thoron decay. This report will discuss the concentrations of the longer-lived radionuclides (T 1/2 > 12 days). The concentrations of shorter-lived radionuclides measured following Chinese nuclear tests since 1972 are discussed in another report. Other/Unknown Material Barrow Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Pacific
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topic	54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ALASKA RADIATION MONITORING BARBADOS BRAZIL HANFORD RESERVATION NEW MEXICO AIR FILTERS AMERICIUM 241 CESIUM 134 CESIUM 137 COBALT 60 COMPILED DATA EARTH ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSIONS GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY IRON 55 NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLUTONIUM 238 PLUTONIUM 239 REACTORS SCANDIUM 46 STRATOSPHERE STRONTIUM 90 USSR WASHINGTON ZINC 65 ACTINIDE ISOTOPES ACTINIDE NUCLEI ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES AMERICIUM ISOTOPES ASIA BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES CESIUM ISOTOPES COBALT ISOTOPES DATA DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES EQUIPMENT EUROPE EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI EVEN-ODD NUCLEI FILTERS HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
spellingShingle	54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ALASKA RADIATION MONITORING BARBADOS BRAZIL HANFORD RESERVATION NEW MEXICO AIR FILTERS AMERICIUM 241 CESIUM 134 CESIUM 137 COBALT 60 COMPILED DATA EARTH ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSIONS GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY IRON 55 NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLUTONIUM 238 PLUTONIUM 239 REACTORS SCANDIUM 46 STRATOSPHERE STRONTIUM 90 USSR WASHINGTON ZINC 65 ACTINIDE ISOTOPES ACTINIDE NUCLEI ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES AMERICIUM ISOTOPES ASIA BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES CESIUM ISOTOPES COBALT ISOTOPES DATA DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES EQUIPMENT EUROPE EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI EVEN-ODD NUCLEI FILTERS HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Young, J.A. Thomas, C.W. Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961
topic_facet	54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ALASKA RADIATION MONITORING BARBADOS BRAZIL HANFORD RESERVATION NEW MEXICO AIR FILTERS AMERICIUM 241 CESIUM 134 CESIUM 137 COBALT 60 COMPILED DATA EARTH ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSIONS GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY IRON 55 NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLUTONIUM 238 PLUTONIUM 239 REACTORS SCANDIUM 46 STRATOSPHERE STRONTIUM 90 USSR WASHINGTON ZINC 65 ACTINIDE ISOTOPES ACTINIDE NUCLEI ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES AMERICIUM ISOTOPES ASIA BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES CESIUM ISOTOPES COBALT ISOTOPES DATA DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES EQUIPMENT EUROPE EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI EVEN-ODD NUCLEI FILTERS HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
description	The atmospheric concentrations of a wide spectrum of radionuclides produced by nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, cosmic rays, radon and thoron decay and the SNAP-9A burn-up ([sup 238]Pu) have been measured at Richland, Washington, since 1961; at Barrow, Alaska, since 1964; and at other stations for shorter periods of time. There has been considerable concern over the health hazard presented by these radionuclides, but it has also been recognized that atmospheric mixing and deposition rates can be determined from their measurement. Therefore, Pacific Northwest Laboratory began the continuous measurement of the atmospheric concentrations of a wide spectrum of radionuclides produced by nuclear weapons, nuclear reactors, cosmic rays, and radon and thoron decay. This report will discuss the concentrations of the longer-lived radionuclides (T 1/2 > 12 days). The concentrations of shorter-lived radionuclides measured following Chinese nuclear tests since 1972 are discussed in another report.
author	Young, J.A. Thomas, C.W.
author_facet	Young, J.A. Thomas, C.W.
author_sort	Young, J.A.
title	Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961
title_short	Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961
title_full	Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961
title_fullStr	Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961
title_full_unstemmed	Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961
title_sort	atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by pacific northwest laboratory since 1961
publishDate	2015
url	http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6532172 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6532172 https://doi.org/10.2172/6532172
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Atmospheric radionuclide concentrations measured by Pacific Northwest Laboratory since 1961

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