Fission charts with graphs and data very good data

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2011-05-10 08:52

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/fisfrag.html

Fission Fragments
Fission Fragment Example
Fission Fragment Decay
Cesium-137
Strontium-90
Iodine-131

Strontium-90 is not quite as likely as cesium-137 to be released as a part of a nuclear reactor accident because it is much less volatile, but is probably the most dangerous component of the radioactive fallout from a nuclear weapon.

Can a nuclear Scientist explain why it's not as likely?thanks

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It's more of a chemistry

Submitted by tjaucott on Tue, 2011-05-10 11:00.

It's more of a chemistry issue than nuclear physics. When we say something is "less volatile", that just means it isn't as easy to get it into the air and released out of its container (in this case, the reactor). We detect cesium and iodine because they are more volatile than other elements in the fuel.

Tim [BRAWM Team Member]