کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10686607 1016747 2016 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Source term estimation and the isotopic ratio of radioactive material released from the WIPP repository in New Mexico, USA
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی هسته ای و مهندسی
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Source term estimation and the isotopic ratio of radioactive material released from the WIPP repository in New Mexico, USA
چکیده انگلیسی
Air monitoring across the WIPP site intensified following the first reports of radiation detection underground to determine the extent of impact to WIPP personnel, the public, and the environment. In this paper, the early stage monitoring data collected by an independent monitoring program conducted by the Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center (CEMRC) and an oversight monitoring program conducted by the WIPP's management and operating contractor, the Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) LLC were utilized to estimate the actual amount of radioactivity released from the WIPP underground. The Am and Pu isotope ratios were measured and used to support the hypothesis that the release came from one drum identified as having breached that represents a specific waste stream with this radionuclide ratio in its inventory. This failed drum underwent a heat and gas producing reaction that overpowered its vent and lifted its lid to allow release of waste into the underground air.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity - Volume 151, Part 1, January 2016, Pages 193-203
نویسندگان
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