Recent content by downwinder

I have stared at levels of 100 msv/hr many times and am no stranger to the events that are happening. As I have been following the events for the last couple of weeks on this site and elsewhere, I have concluded that the radiation levels are so intense that no one is able to gather the facts...

It is also possible that the compton edge or some other distortion may have slightly shifted the peak. I have seen that situation before and may be a good explanation of the Cl-38. That would only leave the neutron readings to resolve. I am sure in all the tension at the site there may also be...

Rational Deb8 see post #1588

Thanks for that explanation it helps with the understanding of what is happening. In the case of Three Mile Island as I recall there was actual melting of the fuel? With that in mind it may be possible to recover from this accident if the situation can be stabilized where the fuel assemblies can...

Just a quick recap on the issue of the Cl-38, I-134 and the neutron reading which could indicate a critical mass had formed somewhere in the fuel pool or reactor vessels. It appears the I-134 issue has been resolved as confusion with interpreting Gamma spectrum but the Cl-38 and periodic neutron...

The amount of Cs-137 and Cs-134 is predictable by the fission yield curves. In this situation where we have fresh fission products the ratio should be constant. see this link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fission_product"

Plutonium is far more hazardous than Uranium. Plutonium has a very high specific activity as compared to Uranium. It takes very little Plutonium to cause radiological damage from the alpha particles once inhaled. As I recall a lung burden of Plutonium is around 16 nanoCuries. In the case of MOX...

If we look at the decay of Cl 38 it is a pure beta emitter. This means that if an analysis of this isotope was performed a chemical separation of the sample would be required for the analysis to take place because there are to many competing beta emitters to provide an accurate analysis. I...