Abstract:
:Air samples were taken at various locations around The University of Texas at Austin's TRIGA Mark II research reactor and analyzed to determine the concentrations of 37Ar, 41Ar, and 133Xe present. The measured ratio of 37Ar/41Ar and historical records of 41Ar releases were then utilized to estimate an annual average release rate of 37Ar from the reactor facility. Using the calculated release rate, atmospheric transport modeling was performed in order to determine the potential impact of research reactor operations on nearby treaty verification activities. Results suggest that small research reactors (∼1 MWt) do not release 37Ar in concentrations measurable by currently proposed OSI detection equipment.
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J Environ Radioactjournal_title
Journal of environmental radioactivityauthors
Johnson C,Biegalski SR,Artnak EJ,Moll E,Haas DA,Lowrey JD,Aalseth CE,Seifert A,Mace EK,Woods VT,Humble Pdoi
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.11.017subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
249-253eissn
0265-931Xissn
1879-1700pii
S0265-931X(16)30432-5journal_volume
167pub_type
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