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Title: Nuclear Aerosols: Direct Simulation and Elucidation of the Role of Multiple Components, Radioactivity, Charge, Shape and Spatial Inhomogeneity

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/940912· OSTI ID:940912

Nuclear aerosols can originate from severe core damae in light water reactors, core disruptive accidents in fast reactors, nuclear accidents during nuclear material transport, at waste disposal sites, or explosions. These aerosols evolve under natural transport processes as well as under the influence of engineered safety features. Such aerosols can be hazardous for the equipment inside the reactor, and when leaked into the environment, pose potential risks to the public. Hence, the origin, movement and distribution of these aerosols need to be studied and controlled.

Research Organization:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-04ID14609
OSTI ID:
940912
Report Number(s):
DOE-ID/14609; TRN: US0807272
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English