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XENON POISONING IN THE LIQUID METAL FUELLED REACTOR AND HOMOGENEOUS AQUEOUS REACTOR

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4382006

The inert gases krypton and xenon are produced from uranium fission. Of particular interest is xenon 135 which results from beta decay of iodine 134. This xenon isotope has a particularly high capture cross-section to thermal neutrons and can produce appreciable poisoning within the reactor core. This note examines the magnitude of the effect.

Research Organization:
Gt. Brit. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berks, England (United Kingdom)
NSA Number:
NSA-11-004069
OSTI ID:
4382006
Report Number(s):
AERE-M/M-121; LMFP/P-4
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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