Development of an online radioactive xenon gas monitoring system for nuclear facilities
Objective Nowadays,radioactive xenon isotopes,including 131mXe,133mXe,133Xe,and 135Xe,are primarily re-leased into the atmosphere through various reactor operation and major accidents of reactors.To improve the online moni-toring capability of xenon in nuclear facilities and their gaseous effluents,a highly sensitive online xenon monitoring system was developed to monitor,warn,and alarm the activity concentration of radioactive xenon.Methods The online monitoring system for radioactive xenon gas in nuclear facilities was established using xenon membrane separation and con-centration,xenon high-efficiency selective adsorption,and low-background gamma-ray spectrometry analysis methods.Results Under the operation mode of one-hour sampling and one-hour measuring,the minimum detectable activity concentra-tion of the radioactive xenon online monitoring system for 133Xe was approximately(1.43±0.03)Bq/m3.Conclusion This system can be effectively used for online monitoring of xenon activity concentration in nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants and isotope production reactors,as well as in gaseous effluents.It helps improve the safety level of personnel,the environment,and nuclear facilities.
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