Test and valuation of portal monitors of nuclear material with the use of plastic scintillators and hand-held radiation detectors. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/215807· OSTI ID:215807

Savin, N I ^[1]

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1. Moskovskij Fiziko-Tekhnicheskij Inst., Moscow (Russian Federation)

This report is the final part of work fulfilled under the contract with LANL in the cooperative program of American and Russian nuclear laboratories, aimed at strengthening the system of protection, control, and accountability of nuclear materials. Purpose of this work was to test portal and handheld monitors made by TSA Co. (USA) in order to upgrade the control of unauthorized passout of nuclear and radioactive materials from controlled territory and evaluation of possible application at Russian nuclear facility. Results of tests of PM-700SP pedestrian portal monitors and PRM-470A handheld monitors are given.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Moskovskij Fiziko-Tekhnicheskij Inst., Moscow (Russian Federation)
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 215807
• Report Number(s): LA-SUB-96-46; ON: DE96009547
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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05 NUCLEAR FUELS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
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NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
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TESTING
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NUCLEAR FACILITIES