Holdup measurement for nuclear fuel manufacturing plants

Conference · Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5360581

Zucker, M S; Degen, M; Cohen, I; Gody, A; Summers, R; Bisset, P; Shaub, E; Holody, D

The assay of nuclear material holdup in fuel manufacturing plants is a laborious but often necessary part of completing the material balance. A range of instruments, standards, and a methodology for assaying holdup has been developed. The objectives of holdup measurement are ascertaining the amount, distribution, and how firmly fixed the SNM is. The purposes are reconciliation of material unbalance during or after a manufacturing campaign or plant decommissioning, to decide security requirements, or whether further recovery efforts are justified.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5360581
• Report Number(s): BNL-30261; CONF-810706-38; ON: DE82017472; TRN: 82-013152
• Resource Relation: Conference: Institute of Nuclear Materials Management conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 Jul 1981; Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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