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Physicochemical characterization of discrete weapons grade plutonium metal particles originating from the 1960 BOMARC incident

Bowen, James M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384850163

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2013, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Engineering and Applied Science: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering.
The goal of this research was to investigate the physicochemical properties of weapons grade plutonium particles originating from the 1960 BOMARC incident for the purpose of predicting their fate in the environment and to address radiation protection and nuclear security concerns. Methods were developed to locate and isolate the particles in order to characterize them. Physical, chemical, and radiological characterization was performed using a variety of techniques. And finally, the particles were subjected to a sequential extraction procedure, a series of increasingly aggressive reagents, to simulate an accelerated environmental exposure. A link between the morphology of the particles and their partitioning amongst environmental mechanisms was established.
Henry Spitz, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
William Kinman, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
William Connick, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Sam Glover, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Bingjing Su, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
87 p.
Nuclear Engineering
plutonium; BOMARC; morphology; sequential extraction; digital autoradiography; nanomanipulation

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  • Bowen, J. M. (2013). Physicochemical characterization of discrete weapons grade plutonium metal particles originating from the 1960 BOMARC incident [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384850163

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bowen, James. Physicochemical characterization of discrete weapons grade plutonium metal particles originating from the 1960 BOMARC incident. 2013. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384850163.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bowen, James. "Physicochemical characterization of discrete weapons grade plutonium metal particles originating from the 1960 BOMARC incident." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1384850163

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