Experiments on the release of gaseous iodine from gamma-irradiated aqueous CsI solution and influence of oxygen and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-237

  Moriyama, Kiyofumi ^a   Tashiro, Shinsuke ^a   Chiba, Noriaki ^a   Hirayama, Fumio ^a   Maruyama, Yu ^a   Nakamura, Hideo ^a   Watanabe, Atsushi ^b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN NUCLEAR ENERGY SAFETY ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fission product; Gamma radiolysis experiment; Iodine; Light water reactor; Radiation chemistry; Severe accident; Source term

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RADIOLYSIS; GAMMA RADIOLYSIS EXPERIMENT; LIGHT WATER; SEVERE ACCIDENT; SOURCE TERM; SOURCE TERMS;

ACCIDENTS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CESIUM; CESIUM IODIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EXPERIMENTS; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLOW FIELDS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INORGANIC ACIDS; IODINE; KETONES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PETROLEUM TAR; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOLYSIS; SODIUM;

IODINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77949660728     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.47.229     Document Type: Article

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