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Plutonium fallout from the nuclear-powered satellite Cosmos-1402

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Radiochemical measurements of239,240Pu were carried out for a total of 57 individual rain and snow samples collected at Fayetteville (36 °N, 94 °W), Arkansas, during the period between November 1984 and June 1986. The results indicate that the fallout of plutonium observed during the past three years is due, primarily, to the nuclear debris originating from the 7 February 1983 burn-up of the nuclear-powered Soviet satellite Cosmos-1402.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, 72701, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

    S. Salaymeh, S. C. Lee & P. K. Kuroda

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This investigation was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant ATM 84-07618.

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Salaymeh, S., Lee, S.C. & Kuroda, P.K. Plutonium fallout from the nuclear-powered satellite Cosmos-1402. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 111, 147–155 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02060531

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