The Holdup Measurement System II (HMSII)

Conference · Sun Jul 18 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10192087

Smith, S. E. ^[1]; Gibson, J. S. ^[1]; Halbig, J. K. ^[2]; Klosterbuer, S. F. ^[2]; Russo, P. A. ^[2]; Sprinkle, Jr, J. K. ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A project is in progress that addresses two of the problems with existing holdup measurement technology: the need for compact instrumentation and a more efficient means of reducing the massive amounts of data to quantities of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM). The approach taken by the project utilizes the Miniature Modular MultiChannel Analyzer (M³CA), a complete and truly portable gamma-ray spectroscopy system, under development at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The hardware is then integrated and automated by the Holdup Measurement System II (HMSII) software being developed by the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. Together they provide the hardware components, measurement control in the field, automated data acquisition, data storage and manipulation which simplify holdup measurements.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); USDOE Office of Safeguards and Security
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OS21400
• OSTI ID: 10192087
• Report Number(s): Y/MA--37-7212; CONF-930749--78; ON: DE94001942
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CRITICALITY
DATA ANALYSIS
Enriched Uranium Operations (EUO)
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy System
INVENTORIES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MINIATURIZATION
Miniature Modular MultiChannel Analyzer
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTATION
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Portable Multichannel Analyzer (PMCA)
Regions of Interest (ROIs)
Special Nuclear Materials (SNM)
TECHNICAL ASPECTS