Radioactive iodine and krypton control for nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Soelberg, Nick R ^a   Garn, Troy G ^a   Greenhalgh, Mitchell R ^a   Law, Jack D ^a   Jubin, Robert ^b   Strachan, Denis M ^c   Thallapally, Praveen K ^c  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PARAMETERS; CONTROL REQUIREMENTS; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; CRYOGENIC SEPARATION; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; DECONTAMINATION FACTORS; REPROCESSING FACILITIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

ADSORPTION; IODINE; RADIOISOTOPES; SILVER;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 84885626665     PISSN: 16876075     EISSN: 16876083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/702496     Document Type: Article

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