Re: Radionuclides from Underground Nuclear Explosions

[Thomas M Lashley <lashleyt@dteenergy.com>]

What was the time period of these explosions, May 1998 weapons tests?

Tom Lashley
LashleyT@DTEenergy.com

Franz Schoenhofer wrote:

> Dear RADSAFERs,
>
> I attended a meeting of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation. It
> was mentioned, that "Press reports indicate that radionuclides were
> detected from the nuclear explosions on the Indian sub-Continent".
>
> Is there anybody who knows of the source where the measurements were made
> and what has been detected? I am very sceptic to this message.
>
> Franz
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