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Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run

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In December 1949, a large amount of 131I was released to the air at Hanford during the dissolving of irradiated uranium fuel for a classified military experiment called the Green Run.' Reports of the release have varied from about 0.15-0.3 PBq. Using, as a guide, the reported measurements of 133Xe released during the experiment, the amount of 131I released has been reanalyzed. The results indicate that about 0.40 +/- 0.12 PBq (11 +/- 3 kCi) was released, somewhat larger than the largest previous estimates.
Authors: Robkin, M.A. (Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (United States))
Publication Date:1992 Jun 01
OSTI Identifier: 7296321
Resource Type:Journal Article
Resource Relation:Journal Name: Health Physics; (United States); Journal Volume: 62:6
Country of Publication:United States
Language:English
Format: Size: Pages: 487-495
Other Number(s):Journal ID: ISSN 0017-9078; CODEN: HLTPA
Subject:11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; HANFORD RESERVATION; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; IODINE 131; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; AIR POLLUTION; WASHINGTON; XENON 133; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FEDERAL REGION X; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POLLUTION; RADIOISOTOPES; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; XENON ISOTOPES
Update Date:2009 Dec 17

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