K-edge densitometer (KED). User manual

Technical Report · Thu Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10138284· OSTI ID:10138284

Sprinkle, J K; Hansen, W J

In 1979, a K-edge densitometer (KED) was installed by the Safeguards Assay group from Los Alamos National Laboratory in the PNC reprocessing plant at Tokai-mura, Japan. It uses an active nondestructive assay technique, KED, to measure the plutonium concentration of the product solution. The measurement uncertainty of an assay depends on the count time chosen, but can be 0.5% or better. The computer hardware and software were upgraded in 1992. This manual describes the operation of the instrument, with an emphasis on the user interface to the software.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10138284
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-93-650; ON: DE93008733
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 11 Feb 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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