Re: airborne suppression

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Archer, Joe wrote:

> Does anyone have any knowledge of where airborne suppression systems
> have been used to mitigate a contamination or release event? I heard it
> was effective in suppressing iodine release at TMI when the containment
> pressure coolant spray kicked in but I am particularly interested in any
> situations where a spray was used specifically to knock down airborne
> dust as opposed to being a secondary benefit of condensing steam.

	--It is my understanding that containment spray systems include
chemicals to remove iodine from the containment atmosphere in an accident.

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu



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