Conditioning of radium 226 sources in Cuba

The production and use of Ra-226 sealed sources was internationally recommended to be halted for health and safety reasons. Consequently, all Ra-226 sources in Cuba were collected, characterized and conditioned. The paper describes the safety and operational aspects related to the Ra-226 conditionin...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Benítez Navarro, Mercedes Salgado Mojena, Niurka González Rodríguez, Rafael Castillo Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Gestión de la Información y Desarrollo de la Energía (CUBAENERGIA) 2011-01-01
Series:Nucleus
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Online Access:http://nucleus.cubaenergia.cu/index.php/nucleus/article/view/549