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Conference Article: The carbon 14 cycle

Dubourg, M. (Carbon 14 SARL, Le Mesnil Saint Denis (France))

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to assess the carbon 14 releases from a contaminated graphite incinerator and to compare these releases and their radiological impact with other ways in which carbon 14 is produced, both naturally and artificially in waste produced by the nuclear industry.

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key words: Gas Cooled Reactor, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Technical committee meeting on technologies for gas cooled reactor decommissioning, fuel storage and waste disposal. Juelich (Germany) 8-10 Sep 1997
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--1043, pp:233-237