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Release of xenon-137 and iodine-137 from UO/sub 2/ pellet by pulse neutron irradiation at NSRR

Abstract

A radiochemical procedure was established to estimate the amount of volatile fission products nuclides released from UO/sub 2/ pellet by the pulse neutron irradiation at the NSRR. The /sup 137/Cs amounts in the fuel rods after irradiation at the NSRR were measured to clarify release behavior of fission products (/sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I) from oxide fuel under the reactivity initiated accident condition. The amounts of /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I released from the UO/sub 2/ pellet were estimated from the measurement of /sup 137/Cs. All UO/sub 2/ pellets before irradiation at the NSRR were fresh. The nuclides of /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I generated in UO/sub 2/ pellet of fuel rod by irradiation at the NSRR were released from the pellet in relation with the vaporization phenomenon after melting of UO/sub 2/ pellet. At the deposition energy higher than 340--350cal/g UO/sub 2/, about 60% of /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I were released from the pellet of fuel rod, at maximum. At the deposition energy lower than 340 --350cal/g UO/sub 2/, /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I in the UO/sub 2/ pellet of fuel rod were scarcely released out.
Authors:
Ishiwatari, N; Nagai, H [1] 
  1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki. Tokai Research Establishment
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1981
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-14-776980; EDB-83-176343
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nippon Genshiryoku Gakkaishi; (Japan); Journal Volume: 23:11
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; CESIUM 137; FISSION YIELD; FUEL PELLETS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; IODINE 137; URANIUM DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FISSION PRODUCTS; IRRADIATION; LEAKS; NSRR REACTOR; PULSED NEUTRON TECHNIQUES; XENON 137; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; DATA; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; HYDRIDE MODERATED REACTORS; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MIXED SPECTRUM REACTORS; NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD; NUCLEI; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PELLETS; PULSED REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; XENON ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; YIELDS; 220300* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Fuel Elements
OSTI ID:
5714707
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NGEGA
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 843-850
Announcement Date:
Aug 01, 1983

Citation Formats

Ishiwatari, N, and Nagai, H. Release of xenon-137 and iodine-137 from UO/sub 2/ pellet by pulse neutron irradiation at NSRR. Japan: N. p., 1981. Web.
Ishiwatari, N, & Nagai, H. Release of xenon-137 and iodine-137 from UO/sub 2/ pellet by pulse neutron irradiation at NSRR. Japan.
Ishiwatari, N, and Nagai, H. 1981. "Release of xenon-137 and iodine-137 from UO/sub 2/ pellet by pulse neutron irradiation at NSRR." Japan.
@misc{etde_5714707,
title = {Release of xenon-137 and iodine-137 from UO/sub 2/ pellet by pulse neutron irradiation at NSRR}
author = {Ishiwatari, N, and Nagai, H}
abstractNote = {A radiochemical procedure was established to estimate the amount of volatile fission products nuclides released from UO/sub 2/ pellet by the pulse neutron irradiation at the NSRR. The /sup 137/Cs amounts in the fuel rods after irradiation at the NSRR were measured to clarify release behavior of fission products (/sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I) from oxide fuel under the reactivity initiated accident condition. The amounts of /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I released from the UO/sub 2/ pellet were estimated from the measurement of /sup 137/Cs. All UO/sub 2/ pellets before irradiation at the NSRR were fresh. The nuclides of /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I generated in UO/sub 2/ pellet of fuel rod by irradiation at the NSRR were released from the pellet in relation with the vaporization phenomenon after melting of UO/sub 2/ pellet. At the deposition energy higher than 340--350cal/g UO/sub 2/, about 60% of /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I were released from the pellet of fuel rod, at maximum. At the deposition energy lower than 340 --350cal/g UO/sub 2/, /sup 137/Xe and /sup 137/I in the UO/sub 2/ pellet of fuel rod were scarcely released out.}
journal = []
volume = {23:11}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Japan}
year = {1981}
month = {Nov}
}