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Quantification of 238U Holdup using Iterative, Point-Cloud-Based Compton Imaging

Conference ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2283004· OSTI ID:2283004
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  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
U holdup has impacts on several aspects of operation: Worker dose, Criticality safety, Safeguards, Outage planning. Generalized Geometry Holdup (GGH) currently estimates U mass within a high uncertainty band (± 50%). This method seeks to improve this uncertainty via quantitative Compton imaging.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
NA0001942
OSTI ID:
2283004
Report Number(s):
IROS80564
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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