RADIOACTIVE GASEOUS EFFLUENTS FROM THE CORE OF THE AGN-201 REACTOR AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

Abstract

A qualtitative and quantitative analysis of the core gas generated by the AGN-201 reactor at the United States Naval Postgraduate School was made by analysis of the spectrum of gamma-rays emitted two hours after peak power operations. The principle radioactive isotopes present, based on gamma-ray photopeak energies and half-lives, were found to be Kr85m, KR87, KR88, Xe133, and Xe135. The total activity was found to be 363 + of - microcuries per milliter. The percent of the total activity due to the presence of each isotope identified in the order stated above is 10.2%, 9.0%, 47.4%, 18.6%, and 4.4%. The sources of the remaining 10.4% of the total activity were not identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0483670

Entities

People

  • Rudolf T. Bredderman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Analyzers
  • Detectors
  • Gamma Ray Spectra
  • Gamma Rays
  • Instruction Manuals
  • Measurement
  • Peak Power
  • Power
  • Power Supplies
  • Pulse Height Analyzers
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Reactor Cores
  • Scattering
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectra
  • United States

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  • Physics

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.