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Title: Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages

Abstract

A method is described for non-destructively assaying the radionuclide content of solid waste in a sealed container by analysis of the waste's gamma-ray spectrum and neutron emissions. Some radionuclides are measured by characteristic photopeaks in the gamma-ray spectrum; transuranic nuclides are measured by neutron emission rate; other radionuclides are measured by correlation with those already measured.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Richland, WA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
866018
Patent Number(s):
US 4617169
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
measurement; radionuclides; waste; packages; method; described; non-destructively; assaying; radionuclide; content; solid; sealed; container; analysis; gamma-ray; spectrum; neutron; emissions; measured; characteristic; photopeaks; transuranic; nuclides; emission; rate; correlation; solid waste; sealed container; waste package; neutron emissions; neutron emission; nuclide content; waste packages; /376/976/

Citation Formats

Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, and Wogman, Ned A. Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, & Wogman, Ned A. Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages. United States.
Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, and Wogman, Ned A. 1986. "Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866018.
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title = {Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages},
author = {Brodzinski, Ronald L and Perkins, Richard W and Rieck, Henry G and Wogman, Ned A},
abstractNote = {A method is described for non-destructively assaying the radionuclide content of solid waste in a sealed container by analysis of the waste's gamma-ray spectrum and neutron emissions. Some radionuclides are measured by characteristic photopeaks in the gamma-ray spectrum; transuranic nuclides are measured by neutron emission rate; other radionuclides are measured by correlation with those already measured.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/866018}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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