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Continuous tritium, carbon-14, iodine-129, and krypton-85 monitor for nuclear facility off-gas

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5365576

This report documents the development, evaluation, and demonstration of a continuous /sup 3/H, /sup 14/C, /sup 129/I, and /sup 85/Kr monitor that uses selective permeation to separate each isotope on-line before radiometric detection. The kinetic expressions for the conversion of tritium forms to HTO, carbon-14 forms to /sup 14/CO/sub 2/, and iodine-129 forms of CH/sub 3/ /sup 129/I are presented. The permeabilities solubilities and diffusivities of HTO, CH/sub 3/I, I/sub 2/, and Kr in the polymeric membranes employed are presented as well as the mathematical expressions to derive separation factors, response times, and memory effects from these quantities. Additionally, comparative response curves for the selected detectors and results of an in-plant demonstration of the integrated monitor are presented.

Research Organization:
Exxon Nuclear Idaho Co., Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
OSTI ID:
5365576
Report Number(s):
ENICO-1092; ON: DE82002075
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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