Development of a UAV-Based Gamma Spectrometry System for Natural Radionuclides and Field Tests at Central Asian Uranium Legacy Sites

Development of a UAV-Based Gamma Spectrometry System for Natural Radionuclides and Field Tests at Central Asian Uranium Legacy Sites

Uranium mining and processing had been widespread in Central Asia since the mid-1940s. However, with the establishment of the newly independent states in the 1990s, many of the former uranium mining and processing facilities and their associated wastes (dumps and tailings) were abandoned and have si...

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Main Authors: Christian Kunze, Benedikt Preugschat, Robert Arndt, Felix Kandzia, Benjamin Wiens, Sven Altfelder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
unmanned aerial vehicles
gamma spectrometry
uranium legacy sites
radiation risk assessment
institutional control
long-term monitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/9/2147

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