Re: La Hague - 90000 times increase in air radioactivity

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 11:11 10.11.1998 -0600, you wrote:
>Kr-85 emits a 513 kev gamma with an intensity of 0.4%.  Is it possible they
>are seeing a 511 kev background annihilation gamma?
>
>Jim Key
>Key Solutions, Inc.
>RP Consultant
>Humboldt Bay Power Plant
>
>jfk6@pge.com
>Office: 707-444-0888

Usually Kr-85 is measured by its beta particles emitted. But who knows
which methods our "friends" use? I have never before heard that Kr-85 was
determined by this very weak gamma-ray.

Regards,

Franz
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