An in-cell alpha detection system for radioisotope component assembly operations

Conference · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6233284

Carteret, B A ^[1]; Goles, R W ^[2]

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1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)

A remotely operated alpha detection system is being developed for use at the Radioisotope Power Systems Facility at the US Department of Energy's Hanford Site. It will be used in hot cells being constructed to assemble components of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators for space power applications. The in-cell detection equipment will survey radiological swipe samples to determine smearable surface contamination levels on radioisotope fuel, fueled components, and hot-cell work areas. This system is potentially adaptable to other hot cell and glovebox applications where radiation dose rates and contamination levels are expected to be low. 2 figs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6233284
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA-1249; CONF-911107-39; ON: DE92002974; TRN: 91-033031
• Resource Relation: Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), San Francisco, CA (United States), 10-15 Nov 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
HOT CELLS
ALPHA DETECTION
ALARA
CALIBRATION
HANFORD RESERVATION
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
SAFETY
SPACE POWER REACTORS
THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS
CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
DETECTION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
HEAT SOURCES
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MOBILE REACTORS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POWER REACTORS
RADIATION DETECTION
REACTORS
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
300303* - Thermoelectric Generators- Materials
Components
& Auxiliaries
070500 - Isotope & Radiation Source Technology- Health & Safety- (1990-)
210600 - Power Reactors
Auxiliary
Mobile Package
& Transportable