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Pu isotopes in soils collected downwind from Lop Nor: regional fallout vs. global fallout

For the first time, soil core samples from the Jiuquan region have been analyzed for Pu isotopes for radioactive source identification and radiological assessment. The Jiuquan region is in downwind from the Lop Nor Chinese nuclear test (CNT) site. The high Pu inventories (13 to 546 Bq/m(2)) in most of the sampling locations revealed that this region was heterogeneously contaminated by the regio...

Anomalous surface waves from Lop Nor nuclear explosions: Observations and numerical modeling

Surface waves from the Chinese test site of Lop Nor are analyzed using long-period and broadband stations located at regional and teleseismic distances and at different azimuths. For most azimuths, strong Love waves between 0.02 and 0.04S Hz are observed with an amplitude of up to 10 times that of the Rayleigh waves. In addition, an anomalous early Rayleigh wave train is observed at some statio...

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Genome-guided Investigation of Antibiotic Substances produced by Allosalinactinospora lopnorensis CA15-2T from Lop Nor region, China

Microbial secondary metabolites are valuable resources for novel drug discovery. In particular, actinomycetes expressed a range of antibiotics against a spectrum of bacteria. In genus level, strain Allosalinactinospora lopnorensis CA15-2(T) is the first new actinomycete isolated from the Lop Nor region, China. Antimicrobial assays revealed that the strain could inhibit the growth of certain typ...

Demonstration of Advanced Concepts for Nuclear Test Monitoring Applied to the Nuclear Test Site at Lop Nor, China

Starting in October 2001 the Center for Monitoring Research (CMR) engaged in an advanced concept demonstration (ACD) to improve nuclear-explosion monitoring capability, focused on the Chinese test site at Lop Nor. A demonstration prototype system was developed by integrating innovative techniques gleaned from recent research and development advances. Emphasis was in the areas of detection, loca...