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Fractionated fission product distribution for offsite
fallout.

For offsite fallout, remove some of the refractory

phase (input data).
Fractionated fission yield = FY(A) « b(A),
where b(A) = 1.0 for volatile mass chains 75-90 and

101-139.
b(A) = fraction of refractory elements present, f,

(input data), for mass chains 92-100 and
142-180.
b(A) = 0.75 + 0.25f for mass 91
0.7

+ 0.3f for mass 140

0.33 + 0.67f for mass 141.
The independent fission yields of the 91, 140 and 141 chains
change with fission split only by small amounts under the

conditions of this study; therefore, the above assumptions
were made for all shots.

Relative fractionated fission product distribution

The decay matrix (see 4 below) was calculated by the ORIGEN
computer program (RSIC79) written at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory to calculate the formation and decay of
radionuclides in reactor fuel elements.

Results of that

calculation were the number of curies of each fission product
from a 1-sec run at a power level of 4.185 MW or 108
calories or 10°

6

kt or 1.43 x 10°"

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fissions in a fuel

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