Reassessment of the Goiânia radioactive waste repository in Brazil using HYDRUS-1D
In September 1987 an accident occurred with a cesium chloride (CsCl) teletherapy source taken from a cancer therapy institute in Goiânia, Brazil. Misuse of the abandoned source caused widespread contamination of radioactive material (about 50 TBq of 137Cs) in the town of Goiânia. Decontamination of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2017-0047 |