Plutonium Canister Counter operations and procedures manual

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6032136· OSTI ID:6032136

Menlove, H O; Adams, E L; Dahn, E; Ramalho, A

A neutron coincidence counter has been designed for the measurement of plutonium powder contained in storage canisters. Each canister contains from one to four cans of mixed oxide. The neutron counter measures the spontaneous fission rate from the plutonium, and when this is combined with the plutonium isotopic ratios, the plutonium mass is determined. The system can accommodate plutonium loadings up to 8 kg, with 4 kg being a typical loading. This manual describes the system and its operation and gives performance and calibration parameters for typical applications. 5 refs., 10 figs., 8 tabs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6032136
• Report Number(s): LA-10615-M; ISPO-216; ON: DE86008574
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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