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Radionuclide uptake in plants

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7067709

As part of a preliminary evaluation of possible transport paths for radionuclides stored in a deep burial zone, the possibility of plant root penetration and subsequent uptake of the waste was considered. This report summarizes a literature review of plant uptake of the radionuclides {sup 241}Am, {sup 237}Np, {sup 231}Pa, {sup 238-242}Pu, {sup 226}Ra, {sup 229-232}Th, and {sup 233,238}U. The purpose of the review is to determine if plants at the Nevada Test Site uptake radionuclides and if so, by how much. The report discusses studies dealing either specifically with the named radionuclides or more generally with the physics and chemistry of radionuclide uptake by plants. A summary of this information is given at the end of the report. 73 refs., 3 tabs.

Research Organization:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
OSTI ID:
7067709
Report Number(s):
EGG-SARE-8769; ON: DE90007290
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

560162* -- Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
& Toxicology-- Animals
Plants
Microorganisms
& Cells
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
AMERICIUM 241
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
BIOINTRUSION
CARBON 14 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CONCENTRATION RATIO
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GROUND DISPOSAL
HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEON 24 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
NEPTUNIUM 237
NEPTUNIUM ISOTOPES
NEVADA TEST SITE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PLANTS
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
PROTACTINIUM 231
PROTACTINIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
RADIUM 226
RADIUM ISOTOPES
SILICON 32 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
THORIUM 229
THORIUM ISOTOPES
UPTAKE
URANIUM 238
URANIUM ISOTOPES
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES