The Holdup Measurement System II (HMSII)

Conference · Fri Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:61371

Smith, S E; Gibson, J S ^[1]; Halbig, J K; Klosterbuer, S F; Russo, P A; Sprinkle, Jr, J K ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Safeguards Assay Group

A project is in progress that addresses two of the problems with existing holdup measurement technology; the need for compact instrumentation and a more efficient means of reducing the massive amounts of data to quantities of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM). The approach taken by the project utilizes the Miniature Modular MultiChannel Analyzer (M{sup 3}CA), a complete and truly portable gamma-ray spectroscopy system, under development at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The hardware is then integrated and automated by the Holdup Measurement System II (HMSII) software being developed by the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. Together they provide the hardware components, measurement control in the field, automated data acquisition, data storage and manipulation which simplify holdup measurements. Holdup is residual nuclear material retained by process equipment after operation. Accumulations can be significant to criticality safety and accountability.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 61371
• Report Number(s): CONF-930749-; TRN: IM9526%%152
• Resource Relation: Conference: 34. annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Scottsdale, AZ (United States), 18-21 Jul 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1993; Related Information: Is Part Of Nuclear materials management. 34th Annual meeting proceedings: Volume 22; PB: 1190 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
GAMMA SPECTROMETERS
DESIGN
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
RESIDUES
CRITICALITY
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
PERFORMANCE TESTING