Characterization of the Three Mile Island Unit-2 reactor building atmosphere prior to the reactor building purge

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6384567· OSTI ID:6384567

Hartwell, J K; Mandler, J W; Duce, S W; Motes, B G

The Three Mile Island Unit-2 reactor building atmosphere was sampled prior to the reactor building purge. Samples of the containment atmosphere were obtained using specialized sampling equipment installed through penetration R-626 at the 358-foot (109-meter) level of the TMI-2 reactor building. The samples were subsequently analyzed for radionuclide concentration and for gaseous molecular components (O/sub 2/, N/sub 2/, etc.) by two independent laboratories at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). The sampling procedures, analysis methods, and results are summarized.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6384567
• Report Number(s): GEND-005; TRN: 81-011265
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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