On the radiolytic decomposition of colloidal silver iodide in aqueous suspension

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-314

  Güntay, Salih ^a   Cripps, Robin C ^a   Jäckel, Bernd ^a   Bruchertseifer, Horst ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Iodine behavior; Nuclear safety; Post accident releases; Reactor faults

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; DECOMPOSITION; IONIZING RADIATION; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVITY; RHENIUM; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AQUEOUS SUSPENSION; BETA RADIATION SOURCE; IODINE BEHAVIOR; NUCLEAR SAFETY; OXIDIZING CONDITIONS; POST ACCIDENT RELEASES; RADIOLYTIC DECOMPOSITION; REACTOR FAULTS; SILVER IODIDE;

NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS;

EID: 20344369290     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-A3624     Document Type: Article

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