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Ground Based Collection of Fine Particulates for Volatile Samples

Project Details

Principal Investigator
Funding Source
Department of Energy (DOE)

Problem Statement

Optimize the location of fixed samplers (emplacement) or define the timeline for operations of mobile samplers to collect during cloud passage.

Technical Approach

  • Calculate the characteristics of airborne debris at distances greater than 10 miles.
  • Review ground based air sampling conducted during US atmospheric testing.
  • Develop an Airborne Debris Collection Planning Tool.
  • Suggest sampling plans for ground based air samplers for NTNF.

Benefit

Ensure samples collected from ground-based air sampling contain sufficient quantity (equivalent fissions) and quality (r-values > 1.0) for radiochemical analysis prior to the development of sampling hardware solutions.

 

Contact

Distinguished R&D Staff, Incident Modeling & Computational Sciences
Vincent J Jodoin