Review of tellurium release rates from LWR fuel elements under accident conditions [electronic resource].
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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1983. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Although fission product tellurium presents a potentially significant radiohazard, its release and transport in source-term experiments is frequently overlooked because it does not possess a readily measurable, gamma emission; moreover, a recent study emphasized noble gas, iodine and cesium release from LWR fuel elements because of the large data base that exists for these materials. Some new tests show that in some cases tellurium may be held up in core material to a greater degree than previously assumed - an observation that prompts a careful reappraisal of the existing tellurium-release data and its chemical foundation.
Published through SciTech Connect. 01/01/1983. "conf-830816-51" "DE84004384" International meeting on light-water reactor severe accident evaluation, Cambridge, MA, USA, 28 Aug 1983. Lorenz, R A; Beahm, E C; Wichner, R P.