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Radioactive strontium fallout from the nuclear-powered satellite Cosmos-1402

R. K. Guimon, Z. Z. Sheng, L. A. Burchfield, P. K. Kuroda
Geochemical Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4, P. 229-235, 1985

ABSTRACT

The presence of 50.5-day 89Sr was detected in most of the rain samples collected at Fayetteville (36°N, 94°W), Arkansas, during the period between 20 February and 3 June, 1983. The pattern of variation of the 89Sr/90Sr ratio in rain indicates that the fresh nuclear debris came most likely 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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