Performance validation of commercially available mobile waste-assay systems: Preliminary report
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States); and others
Prior to disposal, nuclear waste must be accurately characterized to identify and quantify the radioactive content to reduce the radioactive hazard to the public. Validation of the waste-assay systems` performance is critical for establishing the credibility of the assay results for storage and disposal purposes. Canberra Nuclear has evaluated regulations worldwide and identified standard, modular, neutron- and gamma-waste-assay systems that can be used to characterize a large portion of existing and newly generated transuranic (TRU) and low-level waste. Before making claims of guaranteeing any system`s performance for specific waste types, the standardized systems` performance be evaluated. 7 figs., 11 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 539237
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970126-; ON: DE97052960; TRN: 97:019555
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. nondestructive assay/nondestructive examination waste characterization conference, Salt Lake City, UT (United States), 14-16 Jan 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings for the nondestructive assay and nondestructive examination waste characterization conference. No. 5; PB: 521 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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