Calorimetry of low mass Pu239 items
Conference
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OSTI ID:1014455
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Calorimetric assay has the reputation of providing the highest precision and accuracy of all nondestructive assay measurements. Unfortunately, non-destructive assay practitioners and measurement consumers often extend, inappropriately, the high precision and accuracy of calorimetric assay to very low mass items. One purpose of this document is to present more realistic expectations for the random uncertainties associated with calorimetric assay for weapons grade plutonium items with masses of 200 grams or less.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1014455
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-10-03477; LA-UR-10-3477; TRN: US1102613
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2010 New Brunswick Laboratory Measurement Evaluation Program Meeting ; July 10, 2010 ; Baltimore, MD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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