SEARCH FOR SHORT LIVED ISOTOPES IN VOLATILE REACTOR FUEL PRODUCTS

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, Xe131m, Xe133m, Xe133, Xe135m, Xe137, Xe138, Xe139, Se81, Se83, Kr85m, Kr85, Kr87, Kr88, and Kr89. Radioactive daughter products identified are Cs137, Cs148, Cs139, Rb88, Rb89, and I131. Other isotopes of iodine, tellurium, and bromine may be present. Spectra were taken with a NaI (Th) scintillation crystal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0704085

Entities

People

  • Ward D. Fagan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Analyzers
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Elements
  • Gamma Ray Spectra
  • Gamma Rays
  • Isotopes
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Reactor Fuels
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Spectra
  • Thermal Neutrons
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.