An Examination of Radioactivity in the Crushed Rock from the PM-3A Nuclear Reactor Site, McMurdo, Antarctica.

Radioactivity in McMurdo rock consists primarily of Cs137 and Sr90. The 6500 cu yds of affected material is estimated to contain 0.27 and 0.031 Ci of these two elements, respectively. Cs137, but not Sr90, is tenaciously bound to the rock in seawater. Both are held firmly by the rock in distilled wat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiss,Herbert V
Other Authors: NAVAL UNDERSEA CENTER SAN DIEGO CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Eng
*NUCLEAR REACTORS
*RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION
*ANTARCTIC REGIONS
CESIUM
ROCK
STRONTIUM
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES
YTTRIUM
*McMurdo Sound
PM-3A nuclear power plant
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA035826
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Summary:Radioactivity in McMurdo rock consists primarily of Cs137 and Sr90. The 6500 cu yds of affected material is estimated to contain 0.27 and 0.031 Ci of these two elements, respectively. Cs137, but not Sr90, is tenaciously bound to the rock in seawater. Both are held firmly by the rock in distilled water, thus, release to the environment would be significantly less in terrestrial rather than marine disposal.

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