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MEASUREMENT OF XENON POISONING IN THE HRT

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4829656· OSTI ID:4829656

Measurements obtained during three periods of HRT operations indicated that the xenon poison fraction was approximately 0.010. The technique used was based on mass spectrographic analyses of the stable xenon isotopes in the reactor off-gas stream. Models proposed to explain the measurements show that xenon, which is formed primarily by decay of iodine adsorbed on the pipe walls, is held up on the walls, out of the circulating stream, for an average period of about eight hours. (auth)

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-16-019915
OSTI ID:
4829656
Report Number(s):
ORNL-TM-228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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