Detection of the ultimate content of uranium of depleted ammunition in different materials

Hemijska Industrija

关键词: depleted uranium;    uranium ammmunition;    γ-spectrometry;   

DOI  :  10.2298/HEMIND0805293I

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this work was to determine the ultimate detectable content of uranium arising from depleted uranium ammunition in different natural materials, namely, soil, gravel, wood by γ-spectrometry. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report has confirmed following findings: (a) it is not possible to detect uranium-containing ammunition by any available instrument in the soil deeper than 40 cm; (b) the scintillation detector MC PHAR, due to its high sensitivity (above 80 keV), is considered to be the ideal detector for low energy γ-irradiation, which is characteristic for depleted uranium.

【 授权许可】

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