Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run
Abstract
In December 1949, a large amount of 131I was released to the air at Hanford during the dissolving of irradiated uranium fuel for a classified military experiment called the Green Run.' Reports of the release have varied from about 0.15-0.3 PBq. Using, as a guide, the reported measurements of 133Xe released during the experiment, the amount of 131I released has been reanalyzed. The results indicate that about 0.40 +/- 0.12 PBq (11 +/- 3 kCi) was released, somewhat larger than the largest previous estimates.
- Authors:
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- (Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (United States))
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7296321
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Name: Health Physics; (United States); Journal Volume: 62:6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; HANFORD RESERVATION; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; IODINE 131; RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; AIR POLLUTION; WASHINGTON; XENON 133; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FEDERAL REGION X; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POLLUTION; RADIOISOTOPES; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; XENON ISOTOPES; 053002* - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects- Radioactive Effluents- (1992-); 540130 - Environment, Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
Citation Formats
Robkin, M.A.. Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web. doi:10.1097/00004032-199206000-00001.
Robkin, M.A.. Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run. United States. doi:10.1097/00004032-199206000-00001.
Robkin, M.A.. Mon .
"Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run". United States.
doi:10.1097/00004032-199206000-00001.
@article{osti_7296321,
title = {Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run},
author = {Robkin, M.A.},
abstractNote = {In December 1949, a large amount of 131I was released to the air at Hanford during the dissolving of irradiated uranium fuel for a classified military experiment called the Green Run.' Reports of the release have varied from about 0.15-0.3 PBq. Using, as a guide, the reported measurements of 133Xe released during the experiment, the amount of 131I released has been reanalyzed. The results indicate that about 0.40 +/- 0.12 PBq (11 +/- 3 kCi) was released, somewhat larger than the largest previous estimates.},
doi = {10.1097/00004032-199206000-00001},
journal = {Health Physics; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 62:6,
place = {United States},
year = {1992},
month = {6}
}
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