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http://dx.doi.org/10.11629/jpaar.2014.10.4.137

Characteristics of Radioactive Aerosol Particles in Nuclear Power Plant Containments  

Kim, Min Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Sunchon National University)
Park, Sung Hoon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Sunchon National University)
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Particle and aerosol research / v.10, no.4, 2014 , pp. 137-154 More about this Journal
Abstract
Prediction of the behavior of radioactive aerosol particles in a containment is of importance for the assessment of the consequences of nuclear power plant severe accidents because most radioactive air pollutants are emitted as aerosol particles upon severe accident. The performance of engineering safety features (ESFs) is also influenced by the characteristics of the aerosol particles. In this article, the characteristics of aerosol particles in reactor containments reported by previous studies were reviewed. The results of the experiments for postulated accidents in test reactors, for aerosol behavior analysis using artificial test aerosols, and for ESF performance evaluation were summarized. The summary of this article will be of use in designing and performance-evaluating ESFs.
Keywords
Radioactive aerosol; Containment; Severe accident; Nuclear power plant;
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