Open AccessISOSHLD Analysis for storing transuranic ion exchange columns
Author(s) -
W.C. Mills
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/264589
Subject(s) - transuranium element , radionuclide , caesium , ion exchange , radiochemistry , environmental science , nuclear engineering , chemistry , ion , nuclear physics , engineering , physics , plutonium , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
The objective of the ISOSHLD Analysis is to estimate the thickness of concrete shielding necessary to store the KE Fuel Storage Basin transuranic ion exchange columns above ground. The quantity of radioactive material was taken from the tables in PNL-IX-IR-0004, ``Best Estimate of Radionuclide Inventories by Canister.`` The cesium activity was based on a mass balance. The exposure rate (R/hr) was slightly higher in the resulting ISOSHLD model than actually measured due to possible measurement errors and conservative assumptions in the computer mode