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Supply and waste management of radioisotopes in Japan

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Radioisotopes have been widely used in Japan. The total number of facilities working with radioisotopes or radiation instruments reached to 5,509 in 1993. The state of supply of radioisotopes and management of radioactive wastes generated from the use of radioisotopes is described.

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  1. Japan Radioisotope Association, 28-45 Honkomagome 2-Chome, Bunkyo-ku, 113, Tokyo, (Japan)

    H. Umezawa, Y. Kaneko & M. Shimizu

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  1. H. Umezawa
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Umezawa, H., Kaneko, Y. & Shimizu, M. Supply and waste management of radioisotopes in Japan. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 205, 21–33 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040545

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