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[en] In this paper, carbon-14 inventory of Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) which has CANDU type reactors was estimated for 1984-2002. The carbon-14 inventory can be estimated based on a simple relation: [carbon-14 inventory]=[carbon-14 production] - [carbon-14 emission]. The second term can be calculated whereas the third term should be measured. However, all the measured data for carbon-14 emissions at Wolsong NPP are not available. So an empirical relation is employed: [98.283%]=[100%]=[1.717%]. From this relation, the theoretical values for the total production, emission and inventory of carbon-14 at Wolsong NPP for 1984-2002 are estimated to be 694.2 TBq, 11.9 TBq and 682.3 TBq, respectively. Comparison of carbon-14 emission levels at Wolsong NPP and Pickering A NPP in terms of rates for theoretical productions and measured emissions of carbon-14 per unit power generated shows that although more carbon-14 is produced, less carbon-14 is released at Wolsong NPP except for 1999. Furthermore, comparison of the extend of carbon-14 emissions at both NPPs in terms of ratios of measured to theoretical carbon-14 emissions indicates that the control and regulation of carbon-14 emission are more effectively performed at Wolsong NPP. (author)
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Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (Tokyo); ISSN 0022-3131;
; v. 40(8); p. 604-613

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ASIA, BARYON REACTIONS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, CARBON ISOTOPES, DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, HADRON REACTIONS, HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS, HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS, HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS, ISOTOPES, LIGHT NUCLEI, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, NUCLEAR REACTIONS, NUCLEI, NUCLEON REACTIONS, OXYGEN COMPOUNDS, PARTICLES, POWER PLANTS, POWER REACTORS, PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS, RADIOISOTOPES, REACTORS, THERMAL POWER PLANTS, THERMAL REACTORS, WATER, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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