Correlation between tritium and 152eu induced in various types of concrete by thermal neutron irradiation

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 215-225

  Kinno, Masahani ^a   Kimura, Ken Ichi ^a   Ishikawa, Toshio ^b   Miura, Taichi ^c   Ishihama, Shigeo ^d   Hayasaka, Naoto ^d   Nakamura, Takashi ^e  

^a FUJITA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^d Department of Engineering and Environment   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BWR type reactors; Concrete; Decommissioning; Europium; Europium 152; Induced activity; Irradiation; Low activation; Neutron beams; Neutrons; PWR type reactors; Radiation effects; Thermal neutrons; Tritium

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER REACTORS; CONCRETES; DECOMMISSIONING (NUCLEAR REACTORS); EUROPIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; REACTOR SHIELDING; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

THERMAL NEUTRONS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0036506808     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2002.9715178     Document Type: Article

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