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Title: LANL`s mobile nondestructive assay and examination systems for radioactive wastes

Abstract

The ability to accurately and rapidly measure nuclear material within drums and examine their contents without having to unpack the drums saves time, reduces characterization costs and minimizes radiation exposure. Over the past two years, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has developed and fielded a suite of mobile nondestructive assay and examination systems for use primarily on its own transuranic (TRU) waste but that also have application to low level, mixed and hazardous wastes. It has become obvious that systems like these are generally useful and have applications at other Department of Energy (DOE) production and environmental technology sites. Mobile capabilities present a potential cost savings where waste drums have to be transported to a fixed NDA facility. In other cases they fill a void where there is no fixed facility available because construction costs are prohibitive (as in the case of small quantity sites) or the available facilities may not meet current or evolving safety standards. Rather than bringing waste to a facility to be characterized, one can bring the characterization capability to the waste. The three systems described are: (1) mobile radiography system; (2) mobile segmented/tomographic gamma scanner; and (3) mobile passive/active neutron assay system.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
251405
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-96-1272; CONF-960804-14
ON: DE96009226; TRN: 96:015141
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: SPECTRUM `96: international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management, Seattle, WA (United States), 18-23 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 9 Apr 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 40 CHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; RADIOASSAY; MATERIALS HANDLING; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; PLANNING

Citation Formats

Taggart, D.P. Betts, S.E., and Vigil, J J. LANL`s mobile nondestructive assay and examination systems for radioactive wastes. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Taggart, D.P. Betts, S.E., & Vigil, J J. LANL`s mobile nondestructive assay and examination systems for radioactive wastes. United States.
Taggart, D.P. Betts, S.E., and Vigil, J J. 1996. "LANL`s mobile nondestructive assay and examination systems for radioactive wastes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/251405.
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abstractNote = {The ability to accurately and rapidly measure nuclear material within drums and examine their contents without having to unpack the drums saves time, reduces characterization costs and minimizes radiation exposure. Over the past two years, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has developed and fielded a suite of mobile nondestructive assay and examination systems for use primarily on its own transuranic (TRU) waste but that also have application to low level, mixed and hazardous wastes. It has become obvious that systems like these are generally useful and have applications at other Department of Energy (DOE) production and environmental technology sites. Mobile capabilities present a potential cost savings where waste drums have to be transported to a fixed NDA facility. In other cases they fill a void where there is no fixed facility available because construction costs are prohibitive (as in the case of small quantity sites) or the available facilities may not meet current or evolving safety standards. Rather than bringing waste to a facility to be characterized, one can bring the characterization capability to the waste. The three systems described are: (1) mobile radiography system; (2) mobile segmented/tomographic gamma scanner; and (3) mobile passive/active neutron assay system.},
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year = {Tue Apr 09 00:00:00 EDT 1996},
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