Published July 12, 1988 | Version v1
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Minimization of radioactive material deposition in water-cooled nuclear reactors

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Description

This patent describes the method for inhibiting the deposition of radioactive cobalt in a water-bearing vessel of a water-cooled nuclear reactor which comprises adding zinc ion to water entering the water-bearing vessel. The improvement contains a substantially lower proportion of the /sup 64/Zn isotope than naturally occurring zinc

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
vp.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G21C 9/00.
IPC
Int. Cl. G21C 9/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,756,874/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20003672
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ADDITIVES; COBALT; COBALT ISOTOPES; DEPOSITS; FEEDWATER; FOULING; INHIBITION; WATER; WATER COOLED REACTORS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC 64
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; METALS; NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; REACTORS; SOLVENTS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; ZINC ISOTOPES