Title: Calculation of hydrogen generation from plutonium-induced alpha radiolysis of nitric, sulfuric, and perchloric acids
Abstract: Annual progress report for the period July 1972 through June Modifications were made to an existing equation so that the hydrogen produced by radiolysis in aqueous acidic solutions of plutonium can be calculated. The calculations show that storage of plutonium in high concentrations of HNO/sub 3/ produces a smaller quantity of hydrogen than storage in H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ or HClO/ sub 4/ solution. The explosion hazard thus is minimized in HNO/sub 3/ solution. (auth)
Publication Year: 1973
Publication Date: 1973-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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