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Uranium-235 fallout from the nuclear-powered satellite Cosmos-1402

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The presence of excess uranium-235 was detected in many of the rain samples collected at Fayetteville (36°N, 94°W), Arkansas, during the period between April 1983 and March 1984. The experimental data indicate that the uranium-235 originated from the nuclear reactor on board the Soviet satellite Cosmos-1402, which fell over the South Atlantic Ocean on 7 February 1983.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, 72701, Fayetteville, AR, USA

    N. Bakhtiar, S. C. Lee & P. K. Kuroda

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This investigation was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant ATM 82-06718 and ATM 84-07618.

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Bakhtiar, N., Lee, S.C. & Kuroda, P.K. Uranium-235 fallout from the nuclear-powered satellite Cosmos-1402. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 91, 403–409 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02061044

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