Background and derivation of ANS-5.4 standard fission product release model / prepared by J.A. Turnbull, C.E. Beyer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Turnbull, J. Anthony

Contributor:

Beyer, C. E.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Light water reactors--Testing.

Light water reactors.

Fission products--Spectra.

Fission products.

Nuclear fuels.

Fission gases.

Radioisotopes.

Medical Subjects:

Radioisotopes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (41 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, [2010]

Summary:

This background report describes the technical basis for the newly proposed American Nuclear Society (ANS) 5.4 standard, Methods for Calculating the Fractional Release of Volatile Fission Products from Oxide Fuels. The proposed ANS 5.4 standard provides a methodology for determining the radioactive fission product releases from the fuel for use in assessing radiological consequences of postulated accidents that do not involve abrupt power transients. When coupled with isotopic yields, this method establishes the 'gap activity, ' which is the inventory of volatile fission products that are released from the fuel rod if the cladding are breached.

Notes:

Title from PDF title screen (viewed May 18, 2010).

"Protecting people and the environment."

"Manuscript completed: March 2009; Date published: January 2010."

"NUREG/CR-7003."

"PNNL-18490."

"NRC Job Code N6326."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 6-1-6-2).

Other Format:

Turnbull, J.A. Background and derivation of ANS-5.4 standard fission product release model

OCLC:

618625345