Remobilisation of artificial radionuclides from the sediment of the Irish Sea
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Radiological Protection
- Vol. 10 (2), 147-151
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/10/2/009
Abstract
The authors discuss the remobilisation of Sellafield produced radioisotopes from the sediment of the Irish Sea. They include plutonium, americium and caesium/.Keywords
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