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15 March 2010

Answer to Question #250 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Radiation Basics — Radionuclides

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

I was wondering if you know of any manuals which list radioisotopes with their respective half-lives, energies, and source types (alpha, beta, gamma . . . etc.). I have not come upon anything as of yet which is a concise booklet which lists this type of information. The purpose of this book would be like the North American Emergency Response Guidebook which deals with chemical spills and cleanups only; of course, we would want a booklet that covers those issues that deal with radioactive waste. If you would please respond, I would appreciatie it.

There are a few little handbooks available giving the information desired. I like and use the two given below: Nuclear Wallet Cards July 1990 by Jagdish K. Tuli National Nuclear Data Center Brookhaven National Lab Upton, NY 11973 Radiation Handbook (1988) by Controls for Environmental Pollution, Inc. P.O. Box 5351 1925 Rosina Street Santa Fe, NM 87502 1-800-545-2188 Michael Murray Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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