The routine operation and maintenance of nuclear facilities generate quantities of radioactive material in many different matrices that are packed in many different sized containers. The waste is often packaged in large containers, such as 220 l drums, because process operators find drums more economical to handle than small containers. Based on regulations, the radioactivity and the radionucli...

Activity concentration of the radionuclides presented in liquid effluents has been evaluated in IFIN-HH laboratories. Gamma-ray spectrometry analyses have been performed for liquid and residue samples, and gross beta activity has been evaluated only for residue samples. Co, Cs, Eu, Eu and Ag radionuclides have been found with a higher concentration in residue samples. Taking into account previo...

the geothermal phenomena in the area nearby the euganean hills (near padua, in italy) areknown and exploited for therapeutic purposes since ancient times, and recently also for aesthetic purposes.this paper presents the first characterization of the radionuclides content in the euganean thermal waters and mud, extended to a great number of spas. in particular the radionuclides content of both t...

the main objective for plant breeding is to increase genetic diversity. mutation induction is a method to increase genetic diversity associated with selection, recombination, or a combination of these approaches in plant breeding. the present research was aimed to compare efficacy of different doses of gamma rays (150, 200, 250, 300 and 350 gy and zero dose control) on the sesame morphological ...

to assess the environmental radioactivity levels and hence to determine the population exposure in kutubdia island, bangladesh the sediment samples were analyzed by using gamma ray spectrometry. in those sediment samples the average activity concentration of natural radionuclides 238u, 232th and 40k were found 15.39±1.67, 38.35±0.76 and 475.51±21.15 bq/kg respectively. the activity concentratio...

Cesium is the heaviest stable alkali metal (with only one isotope – 133Cs) and it occurs mainly as a potassium-substituting cation. It an important trace element in rocks typical for Earth crust, its content biomass also relatively high compared to those abiogenic elements which are little soluble. Low-cost analytical methods like X-Ray Fluorescence inadequate quantify cesium natural samples, s...