CALCULATIONS OF THE THERMODYNAMIC DRIVING FORCE FOR CARBON TRANSPORT IN SODIUM-STEEL SYSTEMS,

摘要

Hydrogen from the radiolysis of water by dissolved fission products is stripped from the solution and collected by bubbling CO sub 2through the solution. Quantitative measurements of the G value for hydrogen show that the yield is essentially the same as would be obtained by external gamma radiolysis of nonradioactive solutions of the same chemical composition. The hydrogen yield can be enhanced by addition of a hydrogen-atom donor,such as formic acid,to the solution. The yield of hydrogen from fission-waste solutions is discussed with respect to the question of whether it represents a significant energy source. (ERA citation 01:024085)