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Candidates for leadership provide statements: ANS Board of Directors
With the annual ANS election right around the corner, American Nuclear Society members will be going to the polls to vote for a vice president/president-elect, treasurer, and members-at-large for the Board of Directors. In January, Nuclear News published statements from candidates for vice president/president-elect and treasurer. This month, we are featuring statements from each nominee for the Board of Directors.
Thomas L. Hebble
Nuclear Technology | Volume 17 | Number 1 | January 1973 | Pages 79-81
Technical Note | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT73-A31257
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The dose reduction factor is used in the evaluation of containment vessel spray systems that are designed for the removal of atmospheric contaminants in pressurized water reactors. This note examines the variability of this factor for the specific removal of elemental iodine. Two aspects of variability are considered. First, a method is given for estimating the variance of the dose reduction factor as a function of two random variables: (a) spray drop diameter, and (b) spray drop velocity. Second, an estimate of the variance is based on observations from three repeated Nuclear Safety Pilot Plant runs.
