Plutonium isotopic abundance measurements on CBNM NRM 271 analyzed with the FRAM and MGA codes

Technical Report · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:5663939

Friar, R J; Sampson, T E

We report results of gamma-ray spectroscopy measurements of the isotopic distributions of plutonium in the reference-material set CBNM NRM 271 as analyzed by the FRAM and MGA plutonium isotopic codes. We acquired high-quality spectral data under measurement conditions approximating field-use conditions recommended by the code developers. Bias and precision results from these measurements are presented for both codes. Both codes performed very well for these measurements. These standards have proven to be very useful for testing the Los Alamos FRAM code in the high-burnup region where well-characterized materials have been unavailable at Los Alamos.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5663939
• Report Number(s): LA-12309-MS; ON: DE92012170
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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