Published March 1990
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Journal article
Activation of Co released by in-core and ex-core sources
Description
A methodology was developed for explicitly calculating the amount of 60Co generated in a neutron flux given release rates of 59Co from both in-core and ex-core sources. The approach permits calculation of an enhancement factor which is a measure of the larger 60Co inventory that arises when the two types of sources release 59Co at the same rate. The enhancement factor depends significantly on the value chosen as the core residence time for 59Co released from ex-core sources
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Health Physics
- Journal Volume
- 58
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Health Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 259-261
- ISSN
- 0017-9078
- CODEN
- HLTPA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21056830
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALGORITHMS; COBALT 59; COBALT 60; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; NEUTRON FLUX; REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATION FLUX; RADIOISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES