Search for short lived isotopes in volatile reactor fuel products.
Loading...
Authors
Fagan, Ward Duane
Subjects
gamma-ray spectrum
fission products
gas
selenium
bromine
krypton
tellurium
iodine
xenon
isotopes
fission products
gas
selenium
bromine
krypton
tellurium
iodine
xenon
isotopes
Advisors
Hawes, William W.
Date of Issue
1969-06
Date
June 1969
Publisher
Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The volatile radioactive nuclides produced by thermal neutron fissioning of uranium oxide-polyethylene fuel of the AGN-201 Reactor were collected in an evacuated aluminum cylinder. The following constituent isotopes, identified by gamma ray spectrometry, present in 20 minute old gas are; Te¹³¹, Xe¹³¹ ͫ, Xe¹³³ ͫ , Xe¹³³, Xe¹³⁵ ͫ, Xe¹³⁷, Xe¹³⁸, Xe¹³⁹, Se⁸¹, Se⁸³, Kr⁸⁵ͫ , Kr⁸⁵, Kr⁸⁷, Kr⁸⁸, and Kr⁸⁹. Radioactive daughter products identified are Cs¹³⁷, Cs¹³⁸, Cs¹³⁹, Rb⁸⁸, Rb⁸⁹, and I¹³¹. Other isotopes of iodine, tellurium, and bromine may be present. Spectra were taken with NaI (Th) scintillation crystal.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Chemistry
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
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.