Uranium Concentrations Measurement in the Soil of Wasit Governorate

Abstract

The aim of this study is to measure the uranium concentrations in soil samples taken from regions situated in Wasit governorate at depth(5-15)cm. The determination of uranium concentration in soil CR-39 Track detector. The nuclear reaction used a source of nuclear fission fragments U 235 92 (n , f) obtained by the bombardment of U 235 92 with thermal neutrons from (Am-Be) source which has
flux of (5 ×103 n cm-2 s-1). Radionuclide( U 235 92 ) was measured to all the zones of the study. The maximum and minimum activity concentration of ( U 235 92 ) were (3.75 ppm and 1.11 ppm) at the zones(A1)and (K5) respectively.