N Reactor filter system fission-product retention assessment

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5684752

Muhlstein, L D; Jeppson, D W; McCormack, J D

Data for the N Reactor High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter and charcoal filter systems have been evaluated to determine appropriate filter efficiencies for elemental iodine, methyl iodide, hydrogen iodide, and particulates. The data supports the following filter efficiencies: particulates - 99.95%, elemental iodine - 99%, methyl iodide - 70%, and hydrogen iodide - 99%. The HEPA filter and charcoal filter system, loading capacities have been determined for both radionuclide and non-radioactive aerosols. The results demonstrated that the capacity of the N Reactor confinement filtration system is more than adequate to retain both radionuclide and non-radioactive aerosols postulated to be released during accident situations without overloading. In addition, potential filter failure due to unacceptable heat loads from collected radionuclides was evaluated. The results show that with an acceptable air flow through the filter system (greater than 850 ft/sup 3//min), the heat load on the filters from deposited radionuclides will not lead to filter failure. 30 refs., 8 figs., 13 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 5684752
• Report Number(s): WHC-SP-0233; ON: DE89015991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
AEROSOLS
AIR FILTERS
COLLOIDS
CONTAINMENT
DATA
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
EQUIPMENT
FILTERS
FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE
GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IODIDES
IODINE
IODINE COMPOUNDS
LWGR TYPE REACTORS
N-REACTOR
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POWER REACTORS
PRODUCTION REACTORS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
SAFETY
SOLS
SPECIFICATIONS
TESTING
WATER COOLED REACTORS