Spent fuel sabotage testing: depleted uranium oxide aerosol results

Molecke, Martin A.; Brockmann, J.E.; Klennert, Lindsay A.; Steyskal, Michele D.; Gregson, Michael Warren; Koch, Wolfgang; Nolte, Oliver; Brücher, W.; Pretzsch, G.; Autrusson, B.; Loiseau, Olivier

doi:10.1179/174651008x309132

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Modeling the evolution of aerosol particles from a radiological dispersal device

Sreekanth,

Anand,

Mayya

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Journal of Aerosol Science

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Modeling the evolution of aerosol particles from a radiological dispersal device

Sreekanth,

Anand,

Mayya

et al. 2024

Journal of Aerosol Science

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Spent fuel sabotage test program, characterization of aerosol dispersal : interim final report.

Gregson¹,

Brockmann²,

Loiseau

et al. 2008

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This multinational, multi-phase spent fuel sabotage test program is quantifying the aerosol particles produced when the products of a high energy density device (HEDD) interact with and explosively particulate test rodlets that contain pellets of either surrogate materials or actual spent fuel. This program provides source-term data that are relevant to plausible sabotage scenarios in relation to spent fuel transport and storage casks and associated risk assessments. We present details and significant results obtained from this program from 2001 through 2007. Measured aerosol results include: respirable fractions produced; amounts, nuclide content, and produced particle size distributions and morphology; measurements of volatile fission product species enhanced sorption-enrichment factors onto respirable particles; and, status on determination of the spent fuel ratio, SFR, needed for scaling studies. Emphasis is provided on recent Phase 3 tests using depleted uranium oxide pellets plus non-radioactive fission product dopants in surrogate spent fuel test rodlets, plus the latest surrogate cerium oxide results and aerosol laboratory supporting calibration work. The DUO 2 , CeO 2 , plus fission product dopant aerosol particle results are compared with available historical data. We also provide a status review on continuing preparations for the final Phase 4 in this program, tests using individual short rodlets containing actual spent fuel from U.S. PWR reactors, with both high-and lower-burnup fuel. The source-term data, aerosol results, and program design have been tailored to support and guide follow-on computer modeling of aerosol dispersal hazards and radiological consequence assessments.

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Spent fuel sabotage testing: depleted uranium oxide aerosol results

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Modeling the evolution of aerosol particles from a radiological dispersal device

Modeling the evolution of aerosol particles from a radiological dispersal device

Spent fuel sabotage test program, characterization of aerosol dispersal : interim final report.

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