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Emission of fission products and other activities during the accident to Windscale Pile no. 1 in October 1957

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Information on the release of activity from Windscale during the accident of October 1957 is reviewed, and some previously unpublished data are given. The activities of 131I released to atmosphere, retained on the pile filters and washed out of the pile are compared with the activity in the channels involved in the fire. The information on the physical form of the released activity is summarised. (author)

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Imprint Pagination
40 p.
Report number
AERE-M--3194

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Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15006001
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
AIR FILTERS; BIOSPHERE; FIRES; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FUEL-COOLANT INTERACTIONS; IODINE 131; PLUTONIUM; POLONIUM; RADIOACTIVITY; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR CHANNELS; URANIUM; WINDSCALE PRODUCTION REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDES; AIR COOLED REACTORS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FILTERS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; METALS; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PRODUCTION REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS