Transport, chemistry, and thermodynamics of uranium hexafluoride in the atmosphere - Evaluation of models using field data

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1729-1741

  Nair, Shyam K ^a   Chambers, Douglas B ^b   Radonjic, Zivorad ^b   Park, Shin ^c  

^a SENES Oak Ridge Incorporated   (United States)

^b SENES Consultants Limited   (Canada)

^c 106 Miramar Circle ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental releases; Dispersion modeling; Field data; Model testing; Sensitivity analysis; Uranium hexafluoride modeling

Indexed keywords

URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; URANYL FLUORIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FALLOUT; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION;

HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NUCLEAR FUEL; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEXAFLUORIDE; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; FRANCE; HYDROLYSIS; METEOROLOGY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; UNITED STATES; WATER VAPOR;

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, BORDEAUX; USA, OKLAHOMA, GORE;

EID: 0032076454     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00459-7     Document Type: Article

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