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Title: Cycling of transuranic radionuclides in the Columbia River, its Estuary, and the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Progress report, February 1981-December 1981

Abstract

Progress from February, 1981 through December, 1981 in research dealing with the behavior of transuranic and other radionuclides in the Columbia River downstream from the Hanford Reservation is summarized. All of the objectives outlined in last year's renewal proposal except one were met. The analyses of all cores raised from the Columbia River between McNary Reservoir and the mouth of the river were completed. This permits the establishment of a budget for Pu and Am. Analyses of four natural matrix standard reference materials for the National Bureau of Standards were also performed.

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Research Org.:
Oregon State Univ., Newport (USA). Marine Science Center
OSTI Identifier:
5247362
Report Number(s):
DOE/EV/70030-7
ON: DE82011218; TRN: 82-013963
DOE Contract Number:
AT06-76EV70030
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AMERICIUM 241; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; COLUMBIA RIVER; RADIOACTIVITY; EUROPIUM 152; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; ISOTOPE RATIO; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; STANDARDS; WATER RESERVOIRS; ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DATA; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EUROPIUM ISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH ISOTOPES; RARE EARTH NUCLEI; RIVERS; STREAMS; SURFACE WATERS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 520301* - Environment, Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Water- (1987); 510301 - Environment, Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Soil- (-1987)

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Beasley, T.M.. Cycling of transuranic radionuclides in the Columbia River, its Estuary, and the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Progress report, February 1981-December 1981. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.2172/5247362.
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Beasley, T.M.. Cycling of transuranic radionuclides in the Columbia River, its Estuary, and the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Progress report, February 1981-December 1981. United States. doi:10.2172/5247362.
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Beasley, T.M.. Tue . "Cycling of transuranic radionuclides in the Columbia River, its Estuary, and the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Progress report, February 1981-December 1981". United States. doi:10.2172/5247362. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5247362.
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abstractNote = {Progress from February, 1981 through December, 1981 in research dealing with the behavior of transuranic and other radionuclides in the Columbia River downstream from the Hanford Reservation is summarized. All of the objectives outlined in last year's renewal proposal except one were met. The analyses of all cores raised from the Columbia River between McNary Reservoir and the mouth of the river were completed. This permits the establishment of a budget for Pu and Am. Analyses of four natural matrix standard reference materials for the National Bureau of Standards were also performed.},
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year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
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