Dispersion of Iodine-131 Radioactive Airborne in the Chemical Form of CH3I, HOI and I2 from Radioisotope Production Facility Stack to The Environment

Gatot Suhariyono; Makhsun Makhsun

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, ICESSD 2019, 22-23 October 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia

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Dispersion of Iodine-131 Radioactive Airborne in the Chemical Form of CH3I, HOI and I2 from Radioisotope Production Facility Stack to The Environment

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    author={Gatot  Suhariyono and Makhsun  Makhsun},
    title={Dispersion of Iodine-131 Radioactive Airborne in the Chemical Form of CH3I, HOI and I2 from Radioisotope Production Facility Stack to The Environment},
    proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, ICESSD 2019, 22-23 October 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia},
    publisher={EAI},
    proceedings_a={ICESSD},
    year={2020},
    month={3},
    keywords={i-131 iodine-131 charcoal stack ch3i hoi i2 methyl iodide elemental iodine hypoiodous acid},
    doi={10.4108/eai.22-10-2019.2291466}
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Gatot Suhariyono
Makhsun Makhsun
Year: 2020
Dispersion of Iodine-131 Radioactive Airborne in the Chemical Form of CH3I, HOI and I2 from Radioisotope Production Facility Stack to The Environment
ICESSD
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.22-10-2019.2291466

Gatot Suhariyono¹^,*, Makhsun Makhsun¹

1: National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), Center for Technology of Radiation Safety and Metrology (PTKMR), Jl. Lebak Bulus Raya, Pasar Jum’at, Jakarta, 12440, Indonesia

*Contact email: g_suhariyono@batan.go.id

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop a method for measuring radioactive release I-131 in the stack of isotope production facilities and in the environment (outdoor) in the form of: organic Iodine methyl Iodide (CH3I), elemental iodine (I2) and inorganic hypoiodous acid iodine (HOI). Charcoal filters are used to adsorb organic Iodine methyl Iodide (CH3I). Silver coated gauze is used to adsorb elemental Iodine (I2). Glass fiber paper filters are used to adsorb inorganic hypoiodous acid iodine (HOI). The discharge of I-131 activity concentrations on average from the stack and in seven outdoor places around the isotope production installation are still underneath the standard level within the air (530 Bq/m3) based on controls of Nuclear Energy Supervisory Agency (BAPETEN) Head, No. 7/2013. The activity concentrations of I-131 in stack from large to small were CH3I (63.03%), I2 (30,27%) and HOI (7.70%) respectively. While average I-131 concentration in the outdoors were CH3I (61.12%), I2 (20.37%) and HOI (18.39%).

Keywords: i-131 iodine-131 charcoal stack ch3i hoi i2 methyl iodide elemental iodine hypoiodous acid

Published: 2020-03-03
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.22-10-2019.2291466