Fission product iodine release and retention in nuclear reactor accidents— experimental programme at PSI

Accidents in a nuclear power reactor operation.

Nuclear Aerosol Behavior during Reactor Accidents

-Some early reactor accidents are recalled together with their associated environmental consequences. One such consequence is the generation of radioactive aerosol. We describe the various physical processes that such an aerosol cloud undergoes within the secondary containment building. These physical processes are then brought together quantitatively in a balance equation for the aerosol size ...

Deep-Earth reactor: nuclear fission, helium, and the geomagnetic field.

Geomagnetic field reversals and changes in intensity are understandable from an energy standpoint as natural consequences of intermittent and/or variable nuclear fission chain reactions deep within the Earth. Moreover, deep-Earth production of helium, having (3)He/(4)He ratios within the range observed from deep-mantle sources, is demonstrated to be a consequence of nuclear fission. Numerical s...

Global risk of radioactive fallout after nuclear reactor accidents

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REACTOR: An Expert System for Diagnosis and Treatment of Nuclear Reactor Accidents

REACTOR is an expert system under development at EG&G Idaho, Inc., that will assist operators in the diagnosis and treatment of nuclear reactor accidents. This paper covers the background of the nuclear industry and why expert system technology may prove valuable in the reactor control room. Some of the basic features of the REACTOR system are discussed, and future plans for validation and eval...