Fabrication of isotopic heat and radiation sources for the Federal Republic of Germany

Conference · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5631846

McElroy, J L; Holton, Jr, L K; Burkholder, H C; Bryan, G H; Minor, J E

Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) has filled 30 German-made canisters with highly radioactive borosilicate glass. These canisters, containing specified amounts of /sup 137/Cs and /sup 90/Sr, will be sealed using a gas tungsten arc welder and will be decontaminated to nonsmearable limits using an electropolishing system. They are to be characterized in a series of nondestructive tests: surface dose rate measurement, axial gamma scanning, canister mass determination, and canister surface temperature measurement. The canisters will then be transported to the Asse Salt Mine located in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) for a 5-year repository testing program. 3 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe G.m.b.H. (Germany, F.R.); Gesellschaft fuer Strahlen- und Umweltforschung m.b.H. Muenchen (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Tieflagerung
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5631846
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-15147; CONF-870801-4; ON: DE88002082; TRN: 88-004655
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on nuclear fuel reprocessing and waste management (RECOD '87), Paris, France, 24 Aug 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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