Estimation of the amount of surface contamination of a water cooled nuclear reactor by cooling water analysis

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 496-500

  Nagy, G ^a   Somogyi, A ^a   Patek, G ^b   Pinter T ^b   Schiller, R ^a  

^a KFKI ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Paks Nuclear Power Plant   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; SPENT FUELS; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

COOLING WATER ANALYSIS; PRIMARY CIRCUITS (PC); SPENT FUEL STORAGE POOLS; SURFACE CONTAMINATION;

WATER COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 34248576676     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2007.01.016     Document Type: Article

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