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Some aspects of determination of radionuclides at the former Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site

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There is investigated a radionuclide composition of the soil samples, selected in various parts of former Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (SNTS). The gamma-spectrometric method was used for determination of137Cs and241Am. For determination of90Sr and isotopes of plutonium a radiochemical separation was used. The results of determinations show a distinction in distribution of radionuclides on depth for various investigated areas and for various size fractions of surface layers. The study of the size fractions has shown an enrichment of a magnetic faction by241Am.

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, National Nuclear Centre, RK 480082, Almaty-82, Kazakstan

    I. V. Kazachevskiy, V. P. Solodukhin, S. Khajekber, L. N. Smirin, G. N. Chumikov & S. N. Lukashenko

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Kazachevskiy, I.V., Solodukhin, V.P., Khajekber, S. et al. Some aspects of determination of radionuclides at the former Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 235, 145–149 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385953

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