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ACTIVITY RELEASE FROM THE N.S. SAVANNAH IN THE MAXIMUM CREDIBLE ACCIDENT

Description: The release of fission products that would occur following the maximum credible accident aboard the N.S. Savannah has been examined. Four significantly different, but realistic, operating histories were considered. The rate of release of noble gases and of iodine isotopes as a function of time after the accident was determined for each operating history and for both normal and emergency reactor-compartment ventilation systems. The influence of radioactive decay and of the time delay in release … more
Date: October 16, 1963
Creator: Anderson, T. D.; Buchanan, J. R.; Cottrell, W. B.; Fontana, M. H.; Klepper, O. H. & McCurdy, H. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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