Waste Examination Assay Facility operations: TRU waste certification

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6127644

Schultz, F J; Caylor, B A; Coffey, D E; Phoenix, L B

The ORNL Waste Examination Assay Facility (WEAF) was established to nondestructively assay (NDA) transuranic (TRU) waste generated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The present facility charter encompasses the NDA and nondestructive examination (NDE) of both TRU and low-level wastes (LLW). Presently, equipment includes a Neutron Assay System (NAS), a Segmented Gamma Scanner (SGS), a drum-sized Real-Time Radiography (RTR) system, and a Neutron Slab Detector (NSD). The first three instruments are computer interfaced. Approximately 2300 TRU waste drums have been assayed with the NAS and the SGS. Another 3000 TRU and LLW drums have been examined with the RTR unit. Computer data bases have been developed to collate the large amount of data generated during the assays and examinations. 6 refs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6127644
• Report Number(s): CONF-871075-9; ON: DE88000948
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. Oak Ridge model conference on waste problems, Oak Ridge, TN, USA, 13 Oct 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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