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Appendix E: Origin of Radioactivity in Fuel-Cycle Facilities
Pages 351-354

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... , which are potential sources of radioactive particulate and radon gas effluent releases from these facilities. Other radioactive isotopes are sometimes present in effluent releases from enrichment and fuel fabrication facilities, usually at trace levels.
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... SOURCE: U.S. Geological Survey, http://gulfsci.usgs.gov/tampabay/ bitmap data/2_biogeochem/images/decaychain.gif.
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... The filled and active mill tailings ponds cells occupy bitmap remainder of the photo. SOURCE: most of the Elise A
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