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An Autoradiographical Method Using an Imaging Plate for the Analyses of Plutonium Contamination in a Plutonium Handling Facility

Koji TAKASAKI Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1194, Japan
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Naoki SAGAWA Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1194, Japan
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Shigeyuki KUROSAWA Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1194, Japan
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Harumi MIZUNIWA Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, 319-1194, Japan
Pages 911-918 | Received 22 Jun 2010, Accepted 06 Jan 2011, Published online: 05 Jan 2012

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