Behaviour of uranium along Jucar River (Eastern Spain) Determination of 234U/238U and 235U/238U ratios

The uranium concentration and the U-234/U-238, U-235/U-238 activity ratios were studied in water samples from Jucar River, using low-level alpha-spectrometry. The effects of pH, temperature and salinity were considered and more detailed sampling was done in the neighbourhood of Cofrentes Nuclear pla...

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Autores: Rodríguez-Álvarez, M.J.|||0000-0001-8333-8792, Sanchez, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1995
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/57331
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/57331
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:World rivers
Isotopes
MATEMATICA APLICADA
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Sumario:The uranium concentration and the U-234/U-238, U-235/U-238 activity ratios were studied in water samples from Jucar River, using low-level alpha-spectrometry. The effects of pH, temperature and salinity were considered and more detailed sampling was done in the neighbourhood of Cofrentes Nuclear plant (Valencia, Spain). Changes were observed in the uranium concentration with the salinity and the U-234/U-238 activity ratio was found to vary with pH. Leaching and dilution, which depend on pH and salinity, are the probable mechanisms for these changes in the concentration of uranium and the activity ratios.