Leaching of irradiated light-water-reactor fuel in a simulated post-accident environment [electronic resource]
Personnel involved in cleanup operations following a light-water-reactor accident in which the fuel has been significantly damaged will have to consider the fission products that have leached from the fuel into the reactor water. Five samples of declad, irradiated fuel were leached in a borate solut...
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1981.
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| Summary: | Personnel involved in cleanup operations following a light-water-reactor accident in which the fuel has been significantly damaged will have to consider the fission products that have leached from the fuel into the reactor water. Five samples of declad, irradiated fuel were leached in a borate solution that should approximate the post-accident conditions in a reactor. The resulting release of fission products was measured over the course of approx. 1 year. The radioactivity levels of the leaching solutions were converted into leach rates and fractional releases. Fractional releases are projected for 4 years following the start of leaching. These values can be used to estimate the radioactive content of the reactor water before cleanup operations begin. 25 figures, 4 tables. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 05/01/1981. "ornl/tm-7546" Mitchell, A.D.; Goode, J.H.; Vaughen, V.C.A. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 52 : digital, PDF file. |