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Title: Activation of building air in a Tokamak Engineering Test Facility

Abstract

The production of radionuclides by neutron reactions in the building air of a conceptual Tokamak Engineering Test Facility has been calculated. The short-lived radionuclides /sup 13/N, /sup 16/N and /sup 41/Ar are all found to greatly exceed their maximum permissable concentration values. Longer-lived radionuclides /sup 3/H, /sup 14/C and /sup 39/Ar are also found to be produced in significant concentrations. The present results are compared with values calculated for three other fusion devices; TFTR, INS, and FMIT. These comparisons show that the ETF can be a prolific producer of activated air.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6894582
Report Number(s):
PNL-3124
TRN: 80-018472
DOE Contract Number:  
AP07-79ID00020
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS; CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; AIR; ARGON 39; ARGON 41; CARBON 14; CONTAINMENT; NEUTRON REACTIONS; NITROGEN 13; NITROGEN 16; TRITIUM; ARGON ISOTOPES; BARYON REACTIONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUIDS; GASES; HADRON REACTIONS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEON REACTIONS; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 700206* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Environmental Aspects

Citation Formats

Leonard, Jr, B R, and Perry, R T. Activation of building air in a Tokamak Engineering Test Facility. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/6894582.
Leonard, Jr, B R, & Perry, R T. Activation of building air in a Tokamak Engineering Test Facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6894582
Leonard, Jr, B R, and Perry, R T. 1980. "Activation of building air in a Tokamak Engineering Test Facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6894582. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6894582.
@article{osti_6894582,
title = {Activation of building air in a Tokamak Engineering Test Facility},
author = {Leonard, Jr, B R and Perry, R T},
abstractNote = {The production of radionuclides by neutron reactions in the building air of a conceptual Tokamak Engineering Test Facility has been calculated. The short-lived radionuclides /sup 13/N, /sup 16/N and /sup 41/Ar are all found to greatly exceed their maximum permissable concentration values. Longer-lived radionuclides /sup 3/H, /sup 14/C and /sup 39/Ar are also found to be produced in significant concentrations. The present results are compared with values calculated for three other fusion devices; TFTR, INS, and FMIT. These comparisons show that the ETF can be a prolific producer of activated air.},
doi = {10.2172/6894582},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6894582}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
}