Nondestructive assay of spent boiling-water-reactor fuel by active neutron interrogation

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6040986

Blakeman, E D; Ricker, C W; Ragan, G L; Difilippo, F C; Slaughter, G G

Spent boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel from Dresden I was assayed for total fissile mass, using the active neutron interrogation method. The nondestructive assay (NDA) system used has four Sb-Be sources for interrogation of the fuels; the induced fission neutrons from the fuel are counted by four lead-shielded methane-filled proportional counters biased above the energy of the source neutrons. Results agreed with results from the chemical analyses to within 2 to 3%. Similar agreement was obtained when two combinations of canned spent fuel were used as standards for the nondestructive assays.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Tennessee Univ., Knoxville (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6040986
• Report Number(s): CONF-811097-1; ON: DE82002880; TRN: 82-000126
• Resource Relation: Conference: Institute of Nuclear Materials Management central region meeting, Oak Ridge, TN, USA, 29 Oct 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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