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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
ben.morgan@pgnmail.com
- -----Original Message-----
- From: Dave Brown
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- Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:06 AM
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- 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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