Characterization of Xe‐133 global atmospheric background: Implications for the international monitoring system of the comprehensive nuclear‐test‐ban treaty

P Achim, S Generoso, M Morin, P Gross… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring atmospheric concentrations of radioxenons is relevant to provide evidence of
atmospheric or underground nuclear weapon tests. However, when the design of the …

Addressing the quantification of meteorological uncertainties in the atmospheric transport simulations of the 133Xe industrial background

S Generoso, P Achim, M Morin, P Gross - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The French National Data Center (NDC) uses an automated simulation of the 133
Xe worldwide atmospheric background as one of the means to categorize the radionuclide …

Changes in radioxenon observations in Canada and Europe during medical isotope production facility shut down in 2008

I Hoffman, K Ungar, M Bean, J Yi, R Servranckx… - … of Radioanalytical and …, 2009 - Springer
Radioxenon concentration data collected at International Noble Gas Experiment (INGE)
monitoring sites in the Northern Hemisphere are demonstrably impacted by emissions from …

The influence on the radioxenon background during the temporary suspension of operations of three major medical isotope production facilities in the Northern …

PRJ Saey, M Auer, A Becker, E Hoffmann… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Medical isotope production facilities (MIPF) have recently been identified to emit the major
part of the environmental radioxenon measured at many globally distributed monitoring sites …

Improvements of low-level radioxenon detection sensitivity by a state-of-the art coincidence setup

A Cagniant, G Le Petit, P Gross, G Douysset… - Applied Radiation and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The ability to quantify isotopic ratios of 135, 133 m, 133 and 131 m radioxenon is essential
for the verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). In order to …

Seasonal variability of Xe‐133 global atmospheric background: Characterization and implications for the international monitoring system of the Comprehensive …

S Generoso, P Achim, M Morin, P Gross… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Global simulations of the atmospheric dispersion of worldwide industrial Xe‐133 releases
have revealed a large spatial and day‐to‐day variability of the resulting so‐called Xe‐133 …

Global xenon-133 emission inventory caused by medical isotope production and derived from the worldwide technetium-99m demand

MB Kalinowski, M Grosch, S Hebel - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2014 - Springer
Emissions from medical isotope production are the most important source of background for
atmospheric radioxenon measurements, which are an essential part of nuclear explosion …

Xenon isotopic signature study of the primary coolant of CANDU nuclear power plant to enhance CTBT verification

W Zhang, K Ungar, I Hoffman, R Lawrie - Journal of radioanalytical and …, 2009 - Springer
To support interpretation of observed atmospheric 135 Xe, 133 Xe, 133m Xe and 131m Xe,
a database of xenon radioisotope in the primary coolant of CANDU reactors has been …