Los Alamos National Laboratory`s Mobile Real Time Radiography System

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:434842

Vigil, J; Taggart, D; Betts, S; Mendez, J; Rael, C; Martinez, F

A 450-KeV Mobile Real Time Radiography (RTR) System was delivered to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in January 1996. It was purchased to inspect containers of radioactive waste produced at (LANL). Since its delivery it has been used to radiograph greater than 600 drums of radioactive waste at various LANL sites. It has the capability of inspecting waste containers of various sizes. It has three independent X-Ray acquisition formats. The primary system used is a 12 in. image intensifier, the second is a 36 in. linear diode array (LDA) and the last is an open system. It is fully self contained with on board generator, HVAC and a fire suppression system. It is on a 53 ft long X 8 ft. wide X 14 ft. high trailer that can be moved over any highway requiring only a easily obtainable overweight permit because it weighs approximately 38 tons. It was built to conform to industry standards for a cabinet system which does not require an exclusion zone. The fact that this unit is mobile has allowed us to operate where the waste is stored, rather than having to move the waste to a fixed facility.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 434842
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-96-4722; CONF-970126-1; ON: DE97001667
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. nondestructive assay/nondestructive examination waste characterization conference, Salt Lake City, UT (United States), 14-16 Jan 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
99 MATHEMATICS
COMPUTERS
INFORMATION SCIENCE
MANAGEMENT
LAW
MISCELLANEOUS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
CONTAINERS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
RADIATION DETECTORS
DESIGN
INSPECTION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
PLUTONIUM
RADIOASSAY