Published 2013
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Experimental modeling of radioactive particle resuspension
Description
Freshly fallen radionuclide material deposited after an energetic release from a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) or by a nuclear accident can be resuspended back into the air by the wind. Resuspension of radionuclide materials was investigated in a specially built wind tunnel. Resuspension factors at locations 52.5 cm and 165 cm downstream from the initial fallout were calculated to be 6.53E-04 ± 11.5% (1/m) and 1.51E-04 ± 15.62% (1/m) respectively. Experimental values of resuspension factors can vary by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude. However resuspension factors found from this experiment were only 51% higher and 65% less compared to values found using a modified Garland relationship. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Canadian Nuclear Society
- Imprint Place
- Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- ISBN
- 978-1-926773-13-1
- Imprint Title
- Nuclear the next generation. 34th Annual Canadian Nuclear Society conference and 37th CNS/CNA student conference
- Imprint Pagination
- 78 Megabytes
- Journal Page Range
- [5 p.]
Conference
- Title
- 34. Annual Canadian Nuclear Society conference; 37. CNS/CNA student conference
- Dates
- 9-12 Jun 2013
- Place
- Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 47120244
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- FALLOUT; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL DEVICES; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; WIND; WIND TUNNELS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EQUIPMENT; ISOTOPES; MASS TRANSFER; WEAPONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 7 refs., 2 tabs., 1 fig.