Recent developments in nuclear aerosol research related to thermal reactor safety

This paper reports on the outcome of a Specialist Meeting on Nuclear Aerosols in Reactor Safety held at KfK Karlsruhe, 4-6th September, 1984, under the joint sponsorship of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations of the NEA, The German Nuclear Society and the Association for Aerosol Research, and under the co-chairmanship of the present authors. Although the Specialist Meeting covered nuclear aerosols in all reactor systems, and some fuel cycle facilities, this report is limited to aspects relevant to thermal reactors, and in particular LWR's. The paper is structured on the same basis as the meeting and reviews the highlights, including important results presented and recommendations for further research. (orig.)