Safeguards instrumentation for continuous unattended monitoring in plutonium fuel fabrication plants

Conference · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10159390

Menlove, H O; Miller, M C ^[1]; Ohtani, T; Seya, M; Takahashi, S ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan)

Nondestructive assay (NDA) systems have been developed for use in an automated mixed oxide fabrication facility. Unique features have been developed for the NDA systems to accommodate robotic sample handling and remote operation. In addition, the systems have been designed to obtain International Atomic Energy Agency inspection data without the need for an inspector at the facility at the time of the measurements. The equipment is being designed to operate continuously in an unattended mode with data storage for periods of up to one month. The design, performance characteristics, and authentication of the NDA systems are described. The data related to reliability, precision, and accuracy are presented.

• 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: 10159390
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--93-1860; CONF-9309151--2; ON: DE93014480
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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