New technical solutions of problems related to radiotracer sorption method applied to localization and quantitative evaluation of leakages in large water reservoirs
- 1. Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warsaw (Poland)
- 2. Instytut Meteorologii i Gospospodarki Wodnej, Warsaw (Poland)
Description
Location of leakages in large hydraulic plants and water reservoirs is of great importance for both the safety and economy of their operation. Various water reservoirs used in hydraulic engineering need the adoption of specific investigation methods. In this paper a number of variants of the radiotracer method developed at the Department of Nuclear Methods in Process Engineering of the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology is presented. They are intended to detect and locate leakages in water reservoirs, as well as dams and embankments. The radioisotopes 198 Au and 113mIn used for this purpose show excellent sorption characteristics in typical materials used for their construction. The new method of quantitative evaluation of localized leakages was recently worked out and successfully tested in the laboratory in a large-scale flume. (author). 8 refs, 11 figs, 1 tab
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Rozprawy Hydrotechniczne
- Journal Issue
- no.58
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3-19.
- ISSN
- 0035-9394
- CODEN
- RZHTAE
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Poland
- Country of Input or Organization
- Poland
- INIS RN
- 26054713
- Subject category
- S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- DAMS; GOLD 198; INDIUM 113; LEAK TESTING; SORPTIVE PROPERTIES; TRACER TECHNIQUES; WATER RESERVOIRS
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; GOLD ISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INDIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS; TESTING