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Title: Preliminary report of the comparison of multiple non-destructive assay techniques on LANL Plutonium Facility waste drums

Abstract

Prior to disposal, nuclear waste must be accurately characterized to identify and quantify the radioactive content. The DOE Complex faces the daunting task of measuring nuclear material with both a wide range of masses and matrices. Similarly daunting can be the selection of a non-destructive assay (NDA) technique(s) to efficiently perform the quantitative assay over the entire waste population. In fulfilling its role of a DOE Defense Programs nuclear User Facility/Technology Development Center, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility recently tested three commercially built and owned, mobile nondestructive assay (NDA) systems with special nuclear materials (SNM). Two independent commercial companies financed the testing of their three mobile NDA systems at the site. Contained within a single trailer is Canberra Industries segmented gamma scanner/waste assay system (SGS/WAS) and neutron waste drum assay system (WDAS). The third system is a BNFL Instruments Inc. (formerly known as Pajarito Scientific Corporation) differential die-away imaging passive/active neutron (IPAN) counter. In an effort to increase the value of this comparison, additional NDA techniques at LANL were also used to measure these same drums. These are comprised of three tomographic gamma scanners (one mobile unit and two stationary) and one developmental differential die-away system. Although notmore » certified standards, the authors hope that such a comparison will provide valuable data for those considering these different NDA techniques to measure their waste as well as the developers of the techniques.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
325735
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-99-3191; CONF-980733-
ON: DE99002079; TRN: 99:004020
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: 39. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) annual meeting, Naples, FL (United States), 26-30 Jul 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1999]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNERS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; GAMMA DETECTION; NEUTRON DETECTION; COINCIDENCE METHODS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

Citation Formats

Bonner, C, Schanfein, M, and Estep, R. Preliminary report of the comparison of multiple non-destructive assay techniques on LANL Plutonium Facility waste drums. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.2172/325735.
Bonner, C, Schanfein, M, & Estep, R. Preliminary report of the comparison of multiple non-destructive assay techniques on LANL Plutonium Facility waste drums. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/325735
Bonner, C, Schanfein, M, and Estep, R. 1999. "Preliminary report of the comparison of multiple non-destructive assay techniques on LANL Plutonium Facility waste drums". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/325735. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/325735.
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title = {Preliminary report of the comparison of multiple non-destructive assay techniques on LANL Plutonium Facility waste drums},
author = {Bonner, C and Schanfein, M and Estep, R},
abstractNote = {Prior to disposal, nuclear waste must be accurately characterized to identify and quantify the radioactive content. The DOE Complex faces the daunting task of measuring nuclear material with both a wide range of masses and matrices. Similarly daunting can be the selection of a non-destructive assay (NDA) technique(s) to efficiently perform the quantitative assay over the entire waste population. In fulfilling its role of a DOE Defense Programs nuclear User Facility/Technology Development Center, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility recently tested three commercially built and owned, mobile nondestructive assay (NDA) systems with special nuclear materials (SNM). Two independent commercial companies financed the testing of their three mobile NDA systems at the site. Contained within a single trailer is Canberra Industries segmented gamma scanner/waste assay system (SGS/WAS) and neutron waste drum assay system (WDAS). The third system is a BNFL Instruments Inc. (formerly known as Pajarito Scientific Corporation) differential die-away imaging passive/active neutron (IPAN) counter. In an effort to increase the value of this comparison, additional NDA techniques at LANL were also used to measure these same drums. These are comprised of three tomographic gamma scanners (one mobile unit and two stationary) and one developmental differential die-away system. Although not certified standards, the authors hope that such a comparison will provide valuable data for those considering these different NDA techniques to measure their waste as well as the developers of the techniques.},
doi = {10.2172/325735},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/325735}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}