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Title: PFPF canister counter for foreign plutonium (PCAS-3) hardware operations and procedures manual

Abstract

A neutron coincidence counter has been designed for the measurement of plutonium powder contained in tall storage canisters. The counter was designed for installation in the Plutonium Fuel Production Facility fabrication plant. Each canister contains from one to five cans of PuO{sub 2}. The neutron counter measures the spontaneous-fission rate from the plutonium and, when this is combined with the plutonium isotopic ratios, the plutonium mass is determined. The system can accommodate plutonium loadings up to 12 kg, with 10 kg being a typical loading. Software has been developed to permit the continuous operation of the system in an unattended mode. Authentication techniques have been developed for the system. This manual describes the system and its operation and gives performance and calibration parameters for typical applications.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ; ; ;  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken, (Japan)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10126977
Report Number(s):
LA-12485-M
ON: DE93006378
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jan 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; PLUTONIUM; COINCIDENCE SPECTROMETRY; HE-3 COUNTERS; OPERATION; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; ARMS CONTROL; VERIFICATION; INSPECTION; COINCIDENCE METHODS; MANUALS; POWDERS; CALIBRATION; CALIFORNIUM 252; 350300; 440103; NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTATION

Citation Formats

Menlove, H O, Baca, J, Kroncke, K E, Miller, M C, Takahashi, S, Seki, S, Inose, S, and Yamamoto, T. PFPF canister counter for foreign plutonium (PCAS-3) hardware operations and procedures manual. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Menlove, H O, Baca, J, Kroncke, K E, Miller, M C, Takahashi, S, Seki, S, Inose, S, & Yamamoto, T. PFPF canister counter for foreign plutonium (PCAS-3) hardware operations and procedures manual. United States.
Menlove, H O, Baca, J, Kroncke, K E, Miller, M C, Takahashi, S, Seki, S, Inose, S, and Yamamoto, T. 1993. "PFPF canister counter for foreign plutonium (PCAS-3) hardware operations and procedures manual". United States.
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abstractNote = {A neutron coincidence counter has been designed for the measurement of plutonium powder contained in tall storage canisters. The counter was designed for installation in the Plutonium Fuel Production Facility fabrication plant. Each canister contains from one to five cans of PuO{sub 2}. The neutron counter measures the spontaneous-fission rate from the plutonium and, when this is combined with the plutonium isotopic ratios, the plutonium mass is determined. The system can accommodate plutonium loadings up to 12 kg, with 10 kg being a typical loading. Software has been developed to permit the continuous operation of the system in an unattended mode. Authentication techniques have been developed for the system. This manual describes the system and its operation and gives performance and calibration parameters for typical applications.},
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