Nuclear Science

Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2017

  • Measurement of Radioactivity Levels and Assessment of Radiation Hazards for Plants Species Grown at Scrap Yard (B) at Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site (Iraq)

    Hazim Louis Mansour, Yousif Muhsin Zayir Al-Bakhat, Huda Nassar Karkosh

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2017
    Pages: 94-98
    Received: Oct. 02, 2017
    Accepted: Dec. 27, 2017
    Published: Jan. 15, 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ns.20170204.11
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    Abstract: Samples of flowered grasses, herbs and jungles were collected from scrap yard (B) at Al-Tuwaitha Nuclear Site and analyzed in the laboratory using gamma-ray spectroscopy system. The activity concentrations for radionuclides grown on the studied area were found to be ranged from 1.05 to 5.45 Bq/kg (average 2.86 Bq/kg) for 226Ra, below detection limi... Show More