PFPF canister counter for foreign plutonium (PCAS-3) hardware operations and procedures manual

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10126977

Menlove, H O; Baca, J; Kroncke, K E; Miller, M C ^[1]; Takahashi, S; Seki, S; Inose, S; Yamamoto, T ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Tokai-Mura, Naka-Gun, Ibaraki-Ken, (Japan)

A neutron coincidence counter has been designed for the measurement of plutonium powder contained in tall storage canisters. The counter was designed for installation in the Plutonium Fuel Production Facility fabrication plant. Each canister contains from one to five cans of PuO{sub 2}. 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 12 kg, with 10 kg being a typical loading. Software has been developed to permit the continuous operation of the system in an unattended mode. Authentication techniques have been developed for the system. This manual describes the system and its operation and gives performance and calibration parameters for typical applications.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10126977
• Report Number(s): LA-12485-M; ON: DE93006378
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jan 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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