Print Email Facebook Twitter Characterization of aerosols from RDD surrogate compounds produced by fast thermal transients Title Characterization of aerosols from RDD surrogate compounds produced by fast thermal transients Author Di Lemma, F.G. (TU Delft RST/Reactor Physics and Nuclear Materials; European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements Karlsruhe) Colle, Jean Yves (European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements Karlsruhe) Ernstberger, Markus (European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements Karlsruhe) Konings, R. (TU Delft RST/Reactor Physics and Nuclear Materials; European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements Karlsruhe) Date 2016-03-03 Abstract Experimental tests have been performed to characterize the aerosols representative of radiological dispersion devices (RDDs, a.k.a. "dirty bombs") by applying to chosen surrogate compound rapid high temperature transients, vaporizing the sample and forming aerosols mainly by rapid cooling of the vapour. The materials, which were tested in their non-radioactive form, had been chosen from the radioactive sources widely used in industries and nuclear medicine applications, Co, CsCl, Ir and SrTiO3. Our analyses permitted the characterization of the inhalable fraction of the aerosols released, and the study of the influence of cladding materials on the aerosol release and on its characteristics. Subject aerosol characterizationexperimental dataparticle sizeradioactivityradiological dispersion devicessource term To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:636ee0b2-ddf5-4e50-8874-be7f771816b7 DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2015.1050473 ISSN 0022-3131 Source Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 53 (3), 391-401 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 F.G. Di Lemma, Jean Yves Colle, Markus Ernstberger, R. Konings Files PDF Characterization_of_aeros ... sients.pdf 978.8 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:636ee0b2-ddf5-4e50-8874-be7f771816b7/datastream/OBJ/view