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Title: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Working Reference Material Production Pla

Abstract

This Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Working Reference Material Production Plan was written for LLNL by the Los Alamos National Laboratory to address key elements of producing seven Pu-diatomaceous earth NDA Working Reference Materials (WRMS). These WRMS contain low burnup Pu ranging in mass from 0.1 grams to 68 grams. The composite Pu mass of the seven WRMS was designed to approximate the maximum TRU allowable loading of 200 grams Pu. This document serves two purposes: first, it defines all the operations required to meet the LLNL Statement of Work quality objectives, and second, it provides a record of the production and certification of the WRMS. Guidance provided in ASTM Standard Guide C1128-89 was used to ensure that this Plan addressed all the required elements for producing and certifying Working Reference Materials. The Production Plan was written to provide a general description of the processes, steps, files, quality control, and certification measures that were taken to produce the WRMS. The Plan identifies the files where detailed procedures, data, quality control, and certification documentation and forms are retained. The Production Plan is organized into three parts: a) an initial section describing the preparation and characterization of the Pu02 and diatomaceous earthmore » materials, b) middle sections describing the loading, encapsulation, and measurement on the encapsulated WRMS, and c) final sections describing the calculations of the Pu, Am, and alpha activity for the WRMS and the uncertainties associated with these quantities.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
OSTI Identifier:
2904
Report Number(s):
LA-13552-MS
ON: DE00002904
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; Calibration Standards; Plutonium; Production; Planning; Plutonium Oxides

Citation Formats

Wong, Amy, Thronas, Denise, and Marshall, Robert. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Working Reference Material Production Pla. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/2904.
Wong, Amy, Thronas, Denise, & Marshall, Robert. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Working Reference Material Production Pla. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/2904
Wong, Amy, Thronas, Denise, and Marshall, Robert. 1998. "Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Working Reference Material Production Pla". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/2904. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2904.
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title = {Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Working Reference Material Production Pla},
author = {Wong, Amy and Thronas, Denise and Marshall, Robert},
abstractNote = {This Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Working Reference Material Production Plan was written for LLNL by the Los Alamos National Laboratory to address key elements of producing seven Pu-diatomaceous earth NDA Working Reference Materials (WRMS). These WRMS contain low burnup Pu ranging in mass from 0.1 grams to 68 grams. The composite Pu mass of the seven WRMS was designed to approximate the maximum TRU allowable loading of 200 grams Pu. This document serves two purposes: first, it defines all the operations required to meet the LLNL Statement of Work quality objectives, and second, it provides a record of the production and certification of the WRMS. Guidance provided in ASTM Standard Guide C1128-89 was used to ensure that this Plan addressed all the required elements for producing and certifying Working Reference Materials. The Production Plan was written to provide a general description of the processes, steps, files, quality control, and certification measures that were taken to produce the WRMS. The Plan identifies the files where detailed procedures, data, quality control, and certification documentation and forms are retained. The Production Plan is organized into three parts: a) an initial section describing the preparation and characterization of the Pu02 and diatomaceous earth materials, b) middle sections describing the loading, encapsulation, and measurement on the encapsulated WRMS, and c) final sections describing the calculations of the Pu, Am, and alpha activity for the WRMS and the uncertainties associated with these quantities.},
doi = {10.2172/2904},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2904}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}