CONCENTRATION OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL WATER MEASURED BY UNDERWATER GAMMA SPECTROMETRY,

Abstract

Gamma ray spectrometers were used to measure the concentrations of radioactive isotopes in dilute solutions. Their sensitivity for detection of CS137 in the ocean is about one picocurie per liter. In rivers serving nuclear reactors concentrations of less than 10 picocuries per liter of artificial radioactive isotopes were measured against a natural background of more than 100 picocuries per liter. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1966
Accession Number
AD0648810

Entities

People

  • Gordon K. Riel

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Gamma Rays
  • Instrumentation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Nuclear Radiation Spectrometers
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Sensitivity
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectrometry
  • Target Discrimination

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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