Characterization of the solid, airborne materials created by the interaction of UF/sub 6/ with atmospheric moisture in a contained volume [electronic resource].

Published: Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1984.
Physical Description: Pages: 51 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary

Several experiments have been performed in which UF/sub 6/ was released into air under static conditions in a 6 m/sup 3/ release chamber in order to characterize the solid products of hydrolysis as the amount of UF/sub 6/ released was increased. An aerosol concentration of approx. 25 gm/m/sup 3/ (150 gm) was the largest achieved. Electron microscopy was used to determine the morphology of the aerosol particles and to obtain geometric size measurements from micrographs and a cascaded impactor was used to obtain aerodynamic size measurements by measuring particle masses. Particle sizes and rate of particle size change were observed to be dependent on aerosol concentration.

Report Numbers

E 1.99:k/ps-915
k/ps-915

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Radiation Chemistry, Radiochemistry, And Nuclear Chemistry

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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/31/1984.
"k/ps-915"
"DE85004790"
Pickrell, P.W.
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA)

Funding Information

AC05-84OT21400

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