Several isotopes of krypton gas are produced as fission products in nuclear reactors. Of these isotopes, Krypton-85 decays to rubidium by beta emission with a half-life of 10.76 years. Federal regulations require that by 1985, no more than 14% of the krypton produced in commercial fuel can be released to the atmosphere. One of the proposed methods of containing krypton is to store it in pressurized metal cylinders.
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1979
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