Detection and Monitoring of Airborne Nuclear Waste Materials. Annual Report to Department of Energy.
Abstract
The Chemistry Division of the Naval Research Laboratory in cooperation with the Department of Energy is carrying out research relating to detection, monitoring, and removal of several airborne species associated with nuclear facilities. Two of these projects relate to aerosol species. A series of new materials and formulations for manufacture of HEPA aerosol filters have been evaluated. A new fluorescence aerosol detection technique has been developed for challenging HEPA filter materials and installations. A new laser fluorescence Iodine-129 measurement technique has been developed for air monitoring. This detector has been perfected and a commerical prototype has been manufactured for field tests. An optical detection scheme for measurement of airborne tritium has been developed. Most of the components for this detector has been specified. A feasibility study was carried out to determine the potential for development of an optical diagnostic for measurement of airborne carbon-14. An optical detection scheme with an ultimate sensitivity of less than one part per trillion was specified. This instrumentation should be more economical than currently used techniques which have a detection limit of 100 parts per billion. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 11, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA062342
Entities
People
- A. P. Baronavski
- Jim R. McDonald
- L. R. Pasternack
- R. C. Clark
- V. M. Donnelly
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory