Calibration and characterization of a low level waste assay system

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10122502

Giesler, G C ^[1]; Henry, S A; Johnson, S L; Vehar, D W ^[2]

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1. Excel Technical and Environmental Services, Inc. (United States)
2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

In today`s rapidly changing regulatory environment, increasingly detailed information is required about the composition of items intended for disposal. We have examined a system that can be used to measure the radioactivity in a container of waste destined for disposal. In order to better understand the capabilities and limitations of the system, we performed a number of measurements to calibrate and characterize this system. The results of this characterization including detectability limits for {sup 235}U and {sub 239}Pu are presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 10122502
• Report Number(s): SAND-93-2236C; CONF-940225-17; ON: DE94006592; BR: GB0103012; TRN: 94:011926
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management `94: working towards a cleaner environment,Tucson, AZ (United States),27 Feb - 3 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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