title: Experimental release of 131I: the Green Run.
abstract: In December 1949, a large amount of 131I was released to the air at Hanford during the dissolving of irradiated uranium fuel for a classified military experiment called the "Green Run." Reports of the release have varied from about 0.15-0.3 PBq. Using, as a guide, the reported measurements of 133Xe released during the experiment, the amount of 131I released has been reanalyzed. The results indicate that about 0.40 +/- 0.12 PBq (11 +/- 3 kCi) was released, somewhat larger than the largest previous estimates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Robkin
mesh_terms: D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000266:history*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009688:Nuclear Reactors / Q000266:history*; D011874:Radiometry; D014861:Washington; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes