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Title: Standardization of dosimetry and damage analysis work for U. S. LWR, FBR, and MFR development program

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OSTI ID:5242672

The accuracy requirements for various measured/calculated exposure and correlation parameters associated with current dosimetry and damage analysis procedures and practices depend on the accuracy needs of reactor development efforts in testing, design, safety, operations, and surveillance programs. Present state-of-the-art accuracies are estimated to be in the range of +-2 to 30 percent (1 sigma), depending on the particular parameter. There now appears to be international agreement, at least for the long term, that most reactor fuels and materials programs will not be able to accept an uncertainty greater than about +5 percent (1 sigma). The current status of dosimetry and damage analysis standardization work within the U.S. for LWR, FBR and MFR is reviewed in this paper.

Research Organization:
Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-14-2170
OSTI ID:
5242672
Report Number(s):
HEDL-SA-1374; CONF-771036-11; TRN: 78-007353
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. ASTM-EURATOM symposium on reactor dosimetry: dosimetry methods for fuels, cladding and structural materials, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 2 Oct 1977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English