Fission product isotope ratios as event characterization tools– Part II: Radioxenon isotopic activity ratios
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Y. Finkelstein
Abstract
Air sampling for radioxenon has been recommended as part of the verification system for a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Xenon isotopic activity ratios are used as a basis for confirming nuclear detonation, and discriminating between nuclear reactor accidental release and nuclear explosion. The primary purpose of this work is to use the available data on explosions, accidental reactor releases and laboratory experiments and simulations, in order to define the most probable scenarios for nuclear reactor accidental release, and for emission from underground nuclear detonations, to calculate the relevant radioxenon isotopic activity ratios in each scenario and to assess their use as event characterizing tools.
Abstract
Die Luftprobenahme von Radioxenon wird empfohlen als Teil des Überwachungssystems zur Einhaltung des Vertrags über das umfassende Verbot von Nuklearversuchen. Die Isotopenaktivitätsverhältnisse von Xenon werden verwendet als Grundlage zur Bestätigung einer Kernexplosion und zur Unterscheidung zwischen Kernexplosionen und Unfallbedingten Freisetzungen bei Kernreaktoren. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die vorhandenen Daten über Kernexplosionen, Unfallbedingte Freisetzungen bei Kernreaktoren und Daten zur Emission aus unterirdischen Kernwaffenversuchen verwendet, um die relevanten Isotopenaktivitätsverhältnisse von Xenon für jedes Szenario zu berechnen und den Nutzen der Daten zur Beschreibung eines Ereignisses zu bestimmen.
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- Frontmatter
- Calendar of events • Veranstaltungskalender
- Summaries
- Nuclear transmutation by flux compression
- Books
- Books • Bücher
- Fission product isotope ratios as event characterization tools– Part II: Radioxenon isotopic activity ratios
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- Books • Bücher
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- Decoupling of neutron and delayed neutron precursor evolutions in source-driven subcritical systems
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- Finite element computation of fission gas release from UO2 grains
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- The upgrade and conversion of the ET-RR-1 research reactor using plate type fuel elements
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