Nondestructive assay and nondestructive examination of remote-handled transuranic waste at the ORNL waste handling and packaging plant

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5508354

Schultz, F J; Caldwell, J T ^[1]; Pajarito, Scientific Corp ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
2. USA

The purpose of this investigation is to examine the use of an electron linear accelerator (LINAC) in the performance of nondestructive assay (NDA) and nondestructive examination (NDE) measurements of remote-handled transuranic wastes. The system will be used to perform waste characterization and certification activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's proposed Waste Handling and Packaging Plant. The NDA and NDE technologies which were developed for contact-handled wastes are inadequate to perform such measurements on high gamma and neutron dose-rate wastes. A single LINAC will provide the interrogating fluxes required for both NDA and NDE measurements of the wastes. 11 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5508354
• Report Number(s): CONF-891197-2; ON: DE90003076; TRN: 89-032238
• Resource Relation: Conference: Topical meeting on non-destructive assay of radioactive waste, Cadarache (France), 20-22 Nov 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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