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Studies in biological excretion of inhaled plutonium in the case of a few occupational workers in a fuel reprocessing plant

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A power reactor fuel reprocessing plant is in operation at Tarapur. The various processes involved in the plant are: fuel rod cutting, dissolution in nitric acid, separation of plutonium, and handling of separated plutonium. The chemical form of plutonium could be nitrate, TBP complex, or oxide depending upon the nature of the process involved. Possible internal exposure to plant personnel occurs mainly by inhalation and occasionally through a contaminated wound. Occupational workers are regularly monitored for internal contamination by urinary excretion analysis as well as by in-vivo lung counting. This paper presents a follow up study of plutonium elimination in four inhalation exposure cases.

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  1. Environmental Survey Laboratory, TAPS Colony, Post TAPP, 401504, Thane District, (India)

    A. G. Hedge, S. Chandramouli, R. S. Iyer & I. S. Bhat

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Hedge, A.G., Chandramouli, S., Iyer, R.S. et al. Studies in biological excretion of inhaled plutonium in the case of a few occupational workers in a fuel reprocessing plant. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 156, 65–74 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037422

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