The interaction of iodine with organic material in containment

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 337-362

  Wren, Jungsook Clara ^a   Ball, Joanne M ^a   Glowa, Glenn A ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iodine volatility; Organic dissolution; Organic iodide formation

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; FISSION PRODUCTS; HYDROLYSIS; IODINE; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LEACHING; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PAINT; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIOLYSIS;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 0033101743     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT99-A2952     Document Type: Article

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