An integrated nondestructive assay system for a new plutonium scrap recovery facility

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6271842

Baker, M P; Hsue, S T

A consortium of laboratories is collaborating with the Savannah River Plant to develop an integrated system of state-of-the-art nondestructive assay (NDA) instrumentation to provide nuclear materials accounting and process control information for a new plutonium scrap recovery facility. Individual microcomputer-based instruments report assay results to an Instrument Control Computer (ICC). The ICC, in turn, is part of a larger computer network that includes computers that perform process control and nuclear material accounting functions. Integrated system design considerations, integral testing, and individual instrument measurement functions are discussed.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., Los Alamos, NM
• OSTI ID: 6271842
• Report Number(s): CONF-870381-; TRN: 87-031705
• Journal Information: Nucl. Mater. Manage. Annu. Meet. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 15:4; Conference: Symposium on safeguards at Los Alamos: 20 years, Los Alamos, NM, USA, 5 Mar 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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