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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-571-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-571-2024
Research article
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25 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 25 Oct 2024

Krypton-85 chronometry of spent nuclear fuel

Greg Balco, Andrew J. Conant, Dallas D. Reilly, Dallin Barton, Chelsea D. Willett, and Brett H. Isselhardt

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This paper describes how krypton isotopes produced by nuclear fission can be used to determine the age of microscopic particles of used nuclear fuel. This is potentially useful for international safeguard applications aimed at tracking and identifying nuclear materials, as well as geoscience applications involving dating post-1950s sediments or understanding environmental transport of nuclear materials.