Field measurements and assessment of retrievable-stored TRU waste at Savannah River Site

Conference · Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:10134640

Hochel, R C; Winn, W G; Hofstetter, K A; Sigg, R A ^[1]; Chay, S C ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
2. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Science and Technology Center

Accountability and nuclear safety concerns arising from uncertainties in Pu-239 loadings of a number of waste containers at SRS were investigated by in situ neutron and gamma-ray measurements and an assessment of risk stemming from past waste analysis and packaging practices. The neutron and gamma measurements largely confirmed the correctness of original waste analysis and accountability, while the risk assessment and measurement implications suggested no present or foreseeable nuclear safety problems.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10134640
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-90-355; CONF-910901-27; CONF-920308-20; ON: DE92009436
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. international conference on facility operations/safeguards interface,Albuquerque, NM (United States); Charleston, SC (United States),29 Sep - 4 Oct 1991; 8-11 Mar 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1990]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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