Instrument for measurement of Pu concentration and isotopics of product solutions at Tokai-mura

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5572366

Cowder, L R; Hsue, S T; Johnson, S S; Parker, J L; Russo, P A; Sprinkle, Jr, J K; Asakura, Y; Fukuda, T; Kondo, I

Rapid analysis of product solutions for plutonium concentrations and isotopic distributions is accomplished by a new instrument currently installed at the reprocessing plant in Tokai-mura, Japan. Better than half-percent measurements of the Pu concentration are obtained by K-edge densitometry for concentrations approx. 250 g Pu/l in short count times. Isotopic fractions are determined with an accuracy of one percent or better in an additional 30-minute passive count.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA); Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Works
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5572366
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-80-847; CONF-800315-9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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