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RE: HP and Rad Health Handbook, 1998...




Dave,

The Handbook is correct.  The column heading means the value listed in the Table has been multiplied by E-8.  So when you extract the value from the table you must multiply it by E8 to be in units of curies.

Ron Mlekodaj



At 08:35 AM 4/16/2003 -0400, Morgan, Ben wrote:
Dave,
 
Comparing the values in Table 11.2.1 of the Handbook to the values shown in the Harris Nuclear Plant Safety Analysis Report indicates that the Handbook has a typo. The exponent should be "+8" not "-8". For instance the number of curies of I-131 in the core is 0.85E+08, the number of curies of Xe-133 in the core is 1.7E+08, etc.
 
Ben
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Brown [mailto:david.brown@nist.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:06 AM
To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
Subject: HP and Rad Health Handbook, 1998...

Anyone familiar with Table 11.2.1 of the 1998 Handbook of Health Physics and Radiological Health, Third Edition, 'Initial Activity of Radionuclides in the Nuclear Reactor Core at the Time of a Hypothetical Accident'.  The units of 'Curies x10-8' are a little baffling.....is it per fission, per watt per Mev/s.... ?? I'm searching for the reference for this table but haven't located a copy yet...(WASH-1400 and/or NUREG-0956)

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