High Sensitivity Sampling and Analysis of Gaseous Radwaste Effluents
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 23 (1) , 354-356
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1976.4328269
Abstract
The regulatory agencies and federal codes stipulate certain minimum levels of sensitivity for the sampling and analysis of effluents from nuclear facilities. A device for enhancing sample concentration was designed and installed in the gaseous radwaste system of an operating nuclear power plant. A 180-liter gas sample was compressed into a small calibrated container for gamma spectroscopy. The resulting spectra were analyzed by an on-line programmable calculator with consideration given to offgas system delay times and fission yields for various components in order to accurately establish minimum detection limits. The data from a single sample is correlated with the continuous effluent monitor readings to determine the quantity of radionuclides released for a period of one month.Keywords
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