Published 1956 | Version v1
Report Open

Radiation hazards in the neighbourhood of uranium reactors

Creators

  • 1. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Saclay (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires

Description

Radiation hazards near uranium reactors may be divided in two groups. Hazards when the reactor is normally operating: γ radiation from hot uranium or air contamination by fission gases, γ radiation or contamination by the coolant (air, nitrogen, heavy-water), γ radiation from radioisotopes. Hazards in the case of an accident: presence of hot uranium in the atmosphere, soil contamination. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form

Abstract (French)

Les dangers d'irradiation aupres des piles a uranium sont a classer essentiellement en deux groupes. Les dangers existant aupres d'une pile exploitee normalement: irradiation γ par l'uranium irradie ou contamination de l'air par des gaz de fission, irradiation γ ou contamination par les fluides de refroidissement (air, azote, eau lourde), irradiation γ par les radioelements fabriques. Les dangers en cas d'accident survenant a un reacteur en fonctionnement, ayant pour consequence : la presence dans l'air d'uranium irradie, la contamination du sol. (auteur)

Files

38036111.pdf

Files (602.5 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:9edf3cf93b6f11acbab933480bf1d070
602.5 kB Preview Download

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Dangers des rayonnements aupres des piles a uranium

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
31 p.
Report number
CEA-R--508

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
38036111
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
AIRTIGHTNESS; CONTAMINATION; COOLANTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FALLOUT; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FLOW RATE; HALF-LIFE; HALF-THICKNESS; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE CONCENTRATION; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PLUMES; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOACTIVITY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REACTORS; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS

Optional Information

Notes
11 refs.