Published January 1981 | Version v1
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Depleted uranium dioxide powder flow through very small openings

Creators

  • 1. Battelle, Pac Northwest Lab, Richland, Wash, USA

Description

Release of plutonium dioxide from a breached shipping container was simulated using depleted uranium dioxide. Microgram quantities of the powder were carried by pressurized air through very small openings in a vessel approximately the same dimensions as a shipping container. Powder transmission was measured as a function of upstream pressure above and below the static powder level. 3 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Technol.
Journal Volume
52
Journal Issue
1
Series
Nucl. Technol.
Journal Page Range
100-104
ISSN
0029-5450

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14724640
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
CASKS; DEPLETED URANIUM; FLUID FLOW; LEAKS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; URANIUM DIOXIDE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CONTAINERS; ELEMENTS; MANAGEMENT; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES