Nuclear Geochemistry Applications to Industrial Facilities

About this book

Focuses on the geochemistry of radionuclides and their use in tracing geological processes such as crust-mantle interaction and geochronology.

Contents

Preface. Introduction. Elements of Physical Properties of Radionuclides. Elements of Chemical Properties of the Radionuclides. The Long-Living Initial Radionuclides. Geochemistry and Distribution of Uranium and Thorium. Isotopic-Geochemical Methods Using Long-Living Radionuclides and Their Stable Decay Products. Radionuclides of Radioactives Series. Disequilibrium Methods. Radiogenic Heat and Thermal Region of the Earth. The Radionuclides are Produced by Natural Nuclear Reactions. Antropogenic Radionuclides. The Nuclear Transformation of Natural Environment. The Analytical Methods of Radionuclides. The Application of Field Radiometric Methods. Appendices.

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