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ABSTRACT.A preliminary investigation of the biocarbon fraction in carbon dioxide emissions of power plants using both fossil-and biobased fuels is presented. Calculation of the biocarbon fraction is based on radiocarbon content measured in power plant flue gases. Samples were collected directly from the chimneys into plastic sampling bags. The 14 C content in C0 2 was measured by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). Flue gases from power plants that use natural gas, coal, wood chips, bark, plywood residue, sludge from the pulp factory, peat, and recovered fuel were measured. Among the selected plants, there was one that used only fossil fuel and one that used only biofuel; the other investigated plants burned mixtures of fuels. The results show that 14 C measurement provides the possibility to determine the ratio of bio and fossil fuel burned in power plants.

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The first neutron Fourier diffractometer at the pulsed neutron source, the High Resolution Fourier Diffractometer (HRFD), is described. The HRFD combines both high neutron flux at the sample position, -107n/cm2/s, provided by the IBR-2 high flux pulsed reactor, and high resolution, very close to 0.001, over a wide range of d-spacings. The paper deals with the basic principles of HRFD, its design, and performance. Examples of structural experiments are also given.