用非剧毒试剂制备气态放射性甲基碘在碘吸附器检验中的初步应用

Study on Methyl Iodide Prepared without Acute Toxicant and Its Trial Application in Iodine Adsorber Test

采用非剧毒三甲基氯硅烷/碘化钠作为去烷基化试剂与磷酰基乙酸三甲酯反应,代替剧毒品硫酸二甲酯制备用于碘吸附器检验的气态放射性甲基碘。分别在实验室碘吸附器整机检验装置和核电站通风净化系统中,采用替代方法与"硫酸二甲酯法"进行了碘吸附器净化系数测定的对比试验,同时试验观察了替代试剂对甲基碘发生器有机材料部件的影响。试验结果表明,采用替代方法与"硫酸二甲酯法"测得的碘吸附器净化系数基本一致,所用替代试剂与试验装置相容性较好,初步判定可用于碘吸附器整机检验和核电站碘吸附器现场试验,具有广阔的应用前景。

This paper studied a method of substitution, which substituted the non-toxic chlorotrimelthylsilane （Me3SiC1） /sodium iodide （NaI） for the acutely toxic dimethyl sulphate （DMS） as a dealkylating agent for the first time to react with phosphate methylesters in preparing the gaseous radioactive methyl iodide. Comparative tests were carried out between substitution method and DMS method to measure respective cleaning efficiencies of iodine absorber both in lab and in the ventilation system of nuclear power plant. The impact of the substitutes on the organic material components of methyl iodide generator was also evaluated. The results showed that the substitution method was comparable to the former DMS method, and the substitutes was also compatible with the generator. Therefore, the substitution method can be preliminary judged applicable to both workshop and in-place tests of iodine adsorber in nuclear power plants.