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Combustion aerosols formed during burning of radioactively contaminated materials [electronic resource] : Experimental results

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Richland, Wash. : Pacific Northwest Laboratory, 1987.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 48 : digital, PDF file
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Pacific Northwest Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Safety assessments and environmental impact statements for nuclear fuel cycle facilities require an estimate of potential airborne releases. Radioactive aerosols generated by fires were investigated in experiments in which combustible solids and liquids were contaminated with radioactive materials and burned. Uranium in powder and liquid form was used to contaminate five fuel types: polychloroprene, polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate, cellulose, and a mixture of 30% tributylphosphate (TBP) in kerosene. Heat flux, oxygen concentration, air flow, contaminant concentration, and type of ignition were varied in the experiments. The highest release (7.1 wt %) came from burning TBP/kerosene over contaminated nitric acid. Burning cellulose contaminated with uranyl nitrate hexahydrate liquid gave the lowest release (0.01 wt %). Rate of release and particle size distribution of airborne radioactive particles were highly dependent on the type of fuel burned.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:nureg/cr-4736
E 1.99: pnl-5999
pnl-5999
nureg/cr-4736
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Published through SciTech Connect.
03/01/1987.
"nureg/cr-4736"
" pnl-5999"
"TI87006796"
Ballinger, M.Y.; Halverson, M.A.; Dennis, G.W.
Funding Information
AC06-76RL01830
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