Identification of volatile reactor fuel decomposition products by gas chromatography and spectral analysis.
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Authors
Cole, Leslie Winfred
Subjects
AGN-201 REACTORS
Advisors
Hawes, William W.
Date of Issue
1968-06
Date
1968-06
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The gases produced by irradiation of the polyethylene moderated fuel used in the AGN-201 reactor at the Naval Postgraduate School were analyzed for both radioactive and non-radioactive species. The hydrogen content of the gases is higher than that reported in the literature for the radio-induced degradation of polyethylene. Radioactive species identified are Kr85m, Kr87, Kr88, Xe133m, Xe133, Xe135, Xe138, I131, and Cs138. Trace quantities of krypton and xenon were successfully separated without isotopic dilution using gas-solid chromatography.
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Thesis
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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31 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.