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Title: Potential impact of releases from a new Molybdenum-99 production facility on regional measurements of airborne xenon isotopes

Abstract

The monitoring of the radioactive xenon isotopes 131mXe, 133Xe, 133mXe, and 135Xe is important for the detection of nuclear explosions. While backgrounds of the xenon isotopes are short-lived, they are constantly replenished from activities dominated by the fission-based production of 99Mo used for medical procedures. One of the most critical locations on earth for the monitoring of nuclear explosions is the Korean peninsula, where the Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK) has announced that it had conducted three nuclear tests between 2009 and 2013. This paper explores the backgrounds that would be caused by the medium to large scale production of 99Mo in the region of the Korean peninsula.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1194307
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-98834
830403000
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 129:43-47
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 129:43-47
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; CTBT; International Monitoring System; IMS, Medical isotopes; radioxenon; nuclear explosions

Citation Formats

Bowyer, Ted W., Eslinger, Paul W., Cameron, Ian M., Friese, Judah I., Hayes, James C., Metz, Lori A., and Miley, Harry S. Potential impact of releases from a new Molybdenum-99 production facility on regional measurements of airborne xenon isotopes. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.11.012.
Bowyer, Ted W., Eslinger, Paul W., Cameron, Ian M., Friese, Judah I., Hayes, James C., Metz, Lori A., & Miley, Harry S. Potential impact of releases from a new Molybdenum-99 production facility on regional measurements of airborne xenon isotopes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.11.012
Bowyer, Ted W., Eslinger, Paul W., Cameron, Ian M., Friese, Judah I., Hayes, James C., Metz, Lori A., and Miley, Harry S. 2014. "Potential impact of releases from a new Molybdenum-99 production facility on regional measurements of airborne xenon isotopes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.11.012.
@article{osti_1194307,
title = {Potential impact of releases from a new Molybdenum-99 production facility on regional measurements of airborne xenon isotopes},
author = {Bowyer, Ted W. and Eslinger, Paul W. and Cameron, Ian M. and Friese, Judah I. and Hayes, James C. and Metz, Lori A. and Miley, Harry S.},
abstractNote = {The monitoring of the radioactive xenon isotopes 131mXe, 133Xe, 133mXe, and 135Xe is important for the detection of nuclear explosions. While backgrounds of the xenon isotopes are short-lived, they are constantly replenished from activities dominated by the fission-based production of 99Mo used for medical procedures. One of the most critical locations on earth for the monitoring of nuclear explosions is the Korean peninsula, where the Democratic Republic of North Korea (DPRK) has announced that it had conducted three nuclear tests between 2009 and 2013. This paper explores the backgrounds that would be caused by the medium to large scale production of 99Mo in the region of the Korean peninsula.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.11.012},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1194307}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 129:43-47},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}