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Uranium Content of Petroleum by Fission Track Technique

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The feasibility of the fission track registration technique to investigate the natural uranium concentration in petroleum is examined. The application of this technique to petroleum is briefly described and discussed critically. The results obtained thus far indicate uranium concentrations in samples of brazilian petroleum which are over the detection limit of the fission track technique.

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  1. Depto. de Física, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, C.P. 38071, Z.C. 19, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22453, Brasil

    A. S. Paschoa

  2. Seção de Energia Nuclear, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Praia Vermelha, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

    O. Y. Mafra, C. A. N. Oliveira & L. R. Pinto

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  1. Nuclear Radiation Center, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

    Royston H. Filby

  2. National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C, USA

    B. Stephen Carpenter

  3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA

    Richard C. Ragaini

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Paschoa, A.S., Mafra, O.Y., Oliveira, C.A.N., Pinto, L.R. (1982). Uranium Content of Petroleum by Fission Track Technique. In: Filby, R.H., Carpenter, B.S., Ragaini, R.C. (eds) Atomic and Nuclear Methods in Fossil Energy Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4133-8_4

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