Depleted uranium dioxide powder flow through very small openings

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5198039

Sutter, S L; Johnston, J W; Owzarski, P C; Mishima, J; Schwendiman, L C

Release of plutonium dioxide from a breached shipping container was simulated using depleted uranium dioxide. Microgram quantities of the powder were carried by pressurized air through very small openings in a vessel approximately the same dimensions as a shipping container. Powder transmission was measured as a function of upstream pressure above and below the static powder level. 3 refs.

• Research Organization: Battelle, Pac Northwest Lab, Richland, Wash, USA
• OSTI ID: 5198039
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 52:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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