Civil use of depleted uranium.
In this paper the civilian exploitation of depleted uranium is briefly reviewed. Different scenarios relevant to its use are discussed in terms of radiation exposure for workers and the general public. The case of the aircraft accident which occurred in Amsterdam in 1992 involving a fire, is discussed in terms of the radiological exposure to bystanders. All information given has been obtained on the basis of an extensive literature search and are not based on measurements performed at the Institute for Transuranium Elements.
Betti
Maria
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European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, P.O. Box 2340, 76125 Karlsruhe, Germany. betti@itu.fzk.de
D000401:Aircraft; D002516:Ceramics; D003813:Dentistry; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D014501:Uranium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017132:Workplace
D014501:Uranium