Micro-analytical uranium isotope and chemical investigations of zircon crystals from the Chernobyl ‘‘lava’’and their nuclear fuel inclusions

U isotope data measured on real fragments of the Chernobyl nuclear fuel included in zircon crystals crystallised from the Chernobyl “lava” are presented for the first time. The U isotope data show no anomalies and lie within the expected burnup values for the Chernobyl nuclear fuel. However, the U c...

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Main Authors: Pöml, P., Burakov, B., Geisler, T., Walker, C.T., Grange, Marion, Nemchin, Alexander, Berndt, J., Fonseca, R.O.C., Bottomley, P.D.W., Hasnaoui, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV * North-Holland 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25374