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RADIOISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION OF OMR COOLANTS. PART I. OMRE OPERATION, JANUARY 1958-AUGUST 1960

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4807456· OSTI ID:4807456
Over 30 radioisotopes were identified in the coolant of the OMRE during the period from January, l958 through August, l960. The principal gamma-emitting isotopes measured were the corrosion products: Mn/sup 56/, Fe/sup 59/ and Mn/sup 54/ the principal beta emitters were: P/sup 32/, H/sup 3/,S/sup 35/, Fe/sup 55/, and C/sup 14/. The total (gamma plus beta) activity of the coolant during normal reactor operations was estimated to have been less than l.08 mu c/gm of coolant, with Mn/sup 56/ contributing approximately 80% of the detected process radiation. (auth)
Research Organization:
Atomics International. Div. of North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, Calif.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-GEN-8
NSA Number:
NSA-16-004972
OSTI ID:
4807456
Report Number(s):
NAA-SR-5049
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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