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IAEA-TECDOC--687: Fission and corrosion product behaviour in liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs)

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

Abstract

It is intended that this review will be useful not only to scientists but also to those concerned with design, day-to-day operation of plant, with liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs), safety and decommissioning. Because of this, the review has been widened to include not only the mass transfer behaviour of the various radionuclides in experimental and operating systems, but also the monitoring of the various species, the methods of measurement and the development of methods to control the build-up of the more important long half-life species in operating plants. The information used in the review has been taken from open literature sources to provide an up-to-date presentation of the behaviour of the various isotopes in LMFBRs.

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Chapters

Overview
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1. Introduction
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2. Introductory remarks concerning sources, production and behaviour of various radionuclides
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3. The behaviour of activation products in LMFBRs
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4. Contamination of LMFBRs by radioactive corrosion products
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5. Fission products in LMFBRs
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6. The behaviour of tritium in LMFBRs
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7. Radioactivity levels in LMFBRs - reactor measurements
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8. The removal of radionuclides from the cover gas and sodium coolant of LMFBRs
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9. Summary of the behaviour of the more important radionuclides in LMFBRs
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10. Areas for further work
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Reference:
Fission and corrosion product behaviour in liquid metal fast breeder reactors (LMFBRs)
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--687