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Title: Performance evaluation of a commercially available heat flow calorimeter and applicability assessment for safeguarding special nuclear materials

Abstract

The performance characteristics of a commercially available heat-flow calorimeter will be presented. The heat-flow sensors within the calorimeter are based on thermopile technology with a vendor-quoted sensitivity of 150 {micro}V/mW. The calorimeter is a full-twin design to compensate for ambient temperature fluctuations. The efficacy of temperature fluctuation compensations will also be detailed. Finally, an assessment of design applicability to special nuclear materials control and accountability and safeguarding will be presented.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
314140
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-98-3090; CONF-980733-
ON: DE99001796; TRN: 99:003287
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: 39. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) annual meeting, Naples, FL (United States), 26-30 Jul 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; PERFORMANCE; CALORIMETERS; SENSITIVITY; DESIGN; SAFEGUARDS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; HEAT FLUX; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Citation Formats

Bracken, D S, Biddle, R, and Rudy, C. Performance evaluation of a commercially available heat flow calorimeter and applicability assessment for safeguarding special nuclear materials. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/314140.
Bracken, D S, Biddle, R, & Rudy, C. Performance evaluation of a commercially available heat flow calorimeter and applicability assessment for safeguarding special nuclear materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/314140
Bracken, D S, Biddle, R, and Rudy, C. 1998. "Performance evaluation of a commercially available heat flow calorimeter and applicability assessment for safeguarding special nuclear materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/314140. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/314140.
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title = {Performance evaluation of a commercially available heat flow calorimeter and applicability assessment for safeguarding special nuclear materials},
author = {Bracken, D S and Biddle, R and Rudy, C},
abstractNote = {The performance characteristics of a commercially available heat-flow calorimeter will be presented. The heat-flow sensors within the calorimeter are based on thermopile technology with a vendor-quoted sensitivity of 150 {micro}V/mW. The calorimeter is a full-twin design to compensate for ambient temperature fluctuations. The efficacy of temperature fluctuation compensations will also be detailed. Finally, an assessment of design applicability to special nuclear materials control and accountability and safeguarding will be presented.},
doi = {10.2172/314140},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/314140}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}