Published April 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Measuring and predicting gamma radiation from radioactive glass-filled canisters

  • 1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Description

Measurement and prediction of outside surface exposure rates and measurement of gamma photon spectra from radioactive sources are described. The sources were 30-cm-diam canisters filled with borosilicate glass to a height of ∼ 100 cm. Each canister contained up to 237 kCi of 137Cs and 159 kCi of 90Sr. Exposure rates on the outside surfaces ranged from 26000 to 320000 R/h chiefly from decay of 137Cs

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Technology
Journal Volume
90
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Technol.
Journal Page Range
78-86
ISSN
0029-5450
CODEN
NUTYB