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Influence of plume rise on the consequences of radioactive material releases

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7315499
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Estimates of health consequences resulting from a postulated nuclear reactor accident can be strongly dependent on the buoyant rise of the plume of released radioactive material. The sensitivity of the consequences of a postulated accident to two different plume rise models has been investigated. The results of these investigations are the subject of this report. One of the models includes the effects of emission angle, momentum, and radioactive heating of the released material. The difference in the consequence estimates from the two models can exceed an order of magnitude under some conditions, but in general the results are similar.
Research Organization:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
E(29-1)-789
OSTI ID:
7315499
Report Number(s):
SAND-76-0534
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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