On the presence of enriched amounts of 235U in hot particles from the terrestrial area affected by the Palomares accident (Spain)
The characterisation by ICP-MS of an isolated Pu-U hot particle originating from the nuclear weapons accident in Palomares (Spain) shows, for the first time, that its uranium content is highly enriched in 235U. The enrichment has been confirmed by independent analyses of two surface soil samples col...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/167481 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/167481 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.08.002 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Palomares accident Hot particle Plutonium Enriched uranium |
| Sumario: | The characterisation by ICP-MS of an isolated Pu-U hot particle originating from the nuclear weapons accident in Palomares (Spain) shows, for the first time, that its uranium content is highly enriched in 235U. The enrichment has been confirmed by independent analyses of two surface soil samples collected in a heavily contaminated area close to the impact point of one of the bombs. This finding clarifies better the composition of the weapons involved in the accident and is of importance when the inventory of U and Pu in the contaminated area are to be calculated. |
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