Environmental Radiochemical Analysis III

Herausgeber: Warwick, Peter

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Produktbeschreibung

Environmental Radiochemical Analysis III is an authoritative, up to date review of research contributions presented at the 10th International Symposium on Environmental Radiochemical Analysis. Representing the work of leading scientists across the globe this edition provides information on: - new methods of radioanalyses - waste steams during decommissioning - radioactivity measurements in the environment - hazard assessment in decommissioning - improvements in measurement instrumentation - application of software to measurements - current IAEA activities for the ALMERA network - pro ciency testing and research and development in the NDA. This exceptional work o ers an insight into topical areas of research and is a key point of reference for graduates and professionals alike who work across elds involving analytical chemistry, environmental science and technology, and hazards and waste research and disposal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 162mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780854042630
• ISBN-10: 0854042636
• Artikelnr.: 23075820

Autorenporträt

The Editor Peter Warwick, BA, MSc, PhD, FRSC, CCHem is Professor of Environmental Radiochemistry, Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies and Head of the Department of Chemistry at Loughborough University. Professor Warwick is a part Chairman of the Radiochemical Methods Group, Analytical Division, the Royal Society of Chemistry and was awarded the Becquerel Medal by them in 2002 for ""outstanding contributions to radiochemistry."" His major research interests are in the chemistry of nuclear active wastes disposal and in developing new methods of analyses for decommissioning wastes.

Inhaltsangabe

Radiochemical accumulation at a hydroelectric power dam; Determination of
transfer of tritium to crops fertilised with contaminated sewage sludge;
Technetium-99 in marine food webs in Norwegian Seas. Results from the
Norwegian Radnor Project; Meaduring Thoron (220Rn) in natural waters; The
determination of gross alpha sna gross beta activity in solids, filters and
water - validation of Dutch pre-norms; Environmental measurements of
radioxenon; Uptake of uranium in spinach grown in andosols accumulating
trace amounts of fertiliser-derived uranium; Mineralogical and particle
size controls on 137Cs abundances in Dounreay offshore and foreshore sands;
Assessment of possible sources of artificial long-lived radionuclides in
environmental samples by measurement of isotopic composition; A rapid
method for the preconcentration of non-refactory Am and Pu from 100g soil
samples; Improvements in underground gamma-ray spectroscopy and the
application of measuring radioactivity in agricultural samples; Responses
of U and Pu to microbially driven nitrate reduction in sediments; An
efficient and optimised total combustion method for total H-3 and C-14 in
environmental and decommissioning samples; The analytical impact of tritium
data from storing nuclear decommissioning samples under different
conditions; Radionuclide recording levels and prioritisation of
chemical/radiochemical analyses of Magnox wastes for Nirex compliance;
Application of the Radiological Hazard Potential (RHP) to radionuclides in
Magnox reactor decommissioning; Determination of tritium radionuclide and
lithium precursor in Magnox reactor steels; Sequential determination of
Ca-41/45 and Sr-90 in an activated concrete core; The chemistry of
ultra-radiopure materials; Independent radiological monitoring: results of
a recent intercomparison exercise; Routine application of CN2003 software
to laboratory scintillation calibration; Easy method of concentration of
strontium isotopes from radioactive aqueous wastes for the determination of
90Sr by liquid scintillation counting. Application of Strontium EmporeTM
Rad disks; Performance of a portable, electromagnetically cooled HPGe
detector for site characterization; Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
research and development needs, risks and opportunities; The performance of
UK and overseas laboratories in proficiency tests for the measurement of
2Am-241; Current IAEA activities and future plans for the Almera network;