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Title: Measurement of the Pu$sup 240$ Concentration of a Plutonium Sample by the Spontaneous Fission Method; MESURE DE LA TENEUR D'UN PLUTONIUM EN $sup 240$Pu PAR LA METHODE DES FISSIONS SPONTANEES

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4165138

It is very inportant to know the plutonium-240 contant of the plutonium formed in piles. The method of measurement described here consists in counting the number of spontaneous fissions produced in a known quantity of plutonium. This measurement is carried out in a multiple-plate ionization chamber, the plutonium being deposited on the plates. The disintegration constant of plutonium-240 by spontaneous fission being known the plutonium-240 content in the sample can be calculated. (auth)

Research Organization:
France. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique. Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires, Saclay
NSA Number:
NSA-14-021393
OSTI ID:
4165138
Report Number(s):
CEA-1527
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English