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A brief exposition of the γ-x-ray spectrometric method and apparatus for analyzing the content of plutonium and241Am in samples of soil and vegetation is presented. The results of an analysis of some samples from the regions where peaceful nuclear explosions were conducted in Yakutiya and Perm oblast' are presented. It is concluded that the γ-x-ray spectrometric method can be used to perform large-scale measurements in regions where peaceful nuclear explosions have been conducted, 2 figures, 3 tables, 8 references.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 88, No. 1, pp. 52–55, January, 2000.
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Bushuev, A.V., Petrova, E.V., Zubarev, V.N. et al. γ-X-ray-spectrometric investigation of plutonium and241Am content in the soil in regions where peaceful nuclear explosions were conducted. At Energy 88, 52–55 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02673320
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