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Detection of the ultimate content of uranium of depleted ammunition in different materials

Safija Islamović, Renato Selimovic

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The goal of this work was to determine the ultimate detectable content of uranium arising from depleted uranium ammunition in different natural materials, namely, soil, gravel, wood by ?-spectrometry. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report has confirmed following findings: (a) it is not possible to detect uranium-containing ammunition by any available instrument in the soil deeper than 40 cm; (b) the scintillation detector MC PHAR, due to its high sensitivity (above 80 keV), is considered to be the ideal detector for low energy ?-irradiation, which is characteristic for depleted uranium.

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The goal of this work was to determine the ultimate detectable content of uranium arising from depleted uranium ammunition in different natural materials, namely, soil, gravel, wood by ?-spectrometry. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report has confirmed following findings: (a) it is not possible to detect uranium-containing ammunition by any available instrument in the soil deeper than 40 cm; (b) the scintillation detector MC PHAR, due to its high sensitivity (above 80 keV), is considered to be the ideal detector for low energy ?-irradiation, which is characteristic for depleted uranium.

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The goal of this work was to determine the ultimate detectable content of uranium arising from depleted uranium ammunition in different natural materials, namely, soil, gravel, wood by ?-spectrometry. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report has confirmed following findings: (a) it is not possible to detect uranium-containing ammunition by any available instrument in the soil deeper than 40 cm; (b) the scintillation detector MC PHAR, due to its high sensitivity (above 80 keV), is considered to be the ideal detector for low energy ?-irradiation, which is characteristic for depleted uranium.

Key concepts: Ammunition, Uranium, Depleted uranium, Natural uranium, Environmental science, Enriched uranium, Detector, Radiochemistry

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