Correlation of the Cesium-134/Cesium-137 ratio to fast reactor burnup
Journal Article
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· Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
The correlation of /sup 134/Cs//sup 137/Cs to burnup in irradiated fast reactor fuel pins was investigated using nondestructive precision gamma-ray scanning. This correlation was significant within individual subassemblies provided certain basic assumptions are satisfied. The calibration line must be calculated for each assembly based on independently measured burnup values. Differences in calibration lines for separate subassemblies are highly significant (P < 0.005). Therefore, application of this technique for the nondestructive measurement of burnup in fast reactor fuels has serious problems that must be considered.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM
- OSTI ID:
- 5856460
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 46:1; ISSN NUTYB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
220100* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Theory & Calculation
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BURNUP
CESIUM 134
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
DATA
DATA FORMS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FAST REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL PINS
FUEL SCANNING
GAMMA FUEL SCANNING
GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY
GRAPHS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
INFORMATION
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE RATIO
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
TESTING
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
220100* -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Theory & Calculation
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BURNUP
CESIUM 134
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
DATA
DATA FORMS
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FAST REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL PINS
FUEL SCANNING
GAMMA FUEL SCANNING
GAMMA RADIOGRAPHY
GRAPHS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
INFORMATION
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE RATIO
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS TESTING
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
TESTING
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES