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• Published Subscription 27 Sep 2013

  Pressure Swing Adsorption Technique for Separation and Containment of Argon-41

  By Cheralathan M, Angavai V.R, Arulmozhi R, Chitra Sengadir, Biplob Paul

  Abstract: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Air is used as a coolant in several nuclear facilities especially in the Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). When air interacts with the neutron field, the Argon-40 present (0.93%) in the air gets neutron-activated to form Argon-41which is a beta and gamma emitter, with a half-life period of 1.83 h. Argon-41 is a major radioactive effluent in nuclear reactors accounting for a larger percentage …

  Published in Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 25–30 Read article →