RE: ?-Chart of the Nuclides

[Brian_Gaulke@hc-sc.gc.ca]

Brian Gaulke
01/29/98 11:33 AM

No offense taken.  I thought your clarification was very good.





philip.fulmer @ cplc.com on 98/01/29 09:49:16

Please respond to radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu

To:   radsafe @ romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
cc:    (bcc: Brian Gaulke)
Subject:  RE: ?-Chart of the Nuclides




RadSafers,
I realized in reading my last response that by emphasizing the word
"trying" in the message that it could be taken as an insult to Brian
Gaulke's attempt to explain his point on Xe-135.  Certainly, this was
not intended.  Brian was making an excellent point on how the continued
neutron production process in a reactor can change the observed yield of
Cs-135, and I was TRYING to emphasizing his diligence in doing so (and
in providing the pertinent calculations to back it up).  So my apologies
to Brian for emphasizing in a way that could be misinterpreted.
Philip
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>From:    Fulmer, Philip[SMTP:philip.fulmer@cplc.com]
>Sent:    Thursday, January 29, 1998 9:14 AM
>To:      Multiple recipients of list
>Subject:      RE: ?-Chart of the Nuclides
>
>HOWEVER, the point that Brian has been
>TRYING to make is that in a REAL reactor, the Xe-135 will absorb
>neutrons and be removed from the -135 isobaric chain so that in reality,
>any isobar downstream of Xe-135 will have a measured yield that may be
>much less than the published yield in the Chart of the Nuclides.
>
>Same disclaimers as usual (if I've muddied the waters further, my
>apologies).
>
>Philip
>
>__________________________
>Philip C. Fulmer, PhD, CHP
>Carolina Power & Light Company
>Harris Energy and Environmental Center
>3932 New Hill-Holleman Road
>P. O. Box 327
>New Hill, NC 27562-0327
>philip.fulmer@cplc.com
>(919) 362-3363
>
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