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S.A.M. El-Mongy, M.S. El-Tahawy

Radiometric analysis of the spent fuel pool water and reactor coolant of ET-RR.1

This work aims at analysis of radioactivity levels in the water of spent fuel pool and reactor core of the Egyptian 2MW research reactor (ET-RR.1 at Inshas). Gamma spectrometric and laser fluorimetric analysis have been used for carrying out this study. The fission product ¹³⁷Cs and activation product ⁶⁰Co are found with very high concentration in the spent fuel storage pool water. Thirteen isotopes; La-140, Cr-51, Ba-140, I-131, Cs-137, Ce-144, Nb-95, Ce-141, Zr-95, Ru-103, Cs-134, Nd-147 and Zn-65 are identified in the reactor core water. However no radiological hazard resulted because the fission products are contained within the shielded reactor pool. The radioactivity released into the reactor coolant water is mainly controlled by the diffusion mechanism.

Radiochimica Acta, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag

Print ISSN: 0033-8230
Volume: 88, 02/2000
Pages: 111

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