Design of an integrated non-destructive plutonium assay facility

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6360593

Moore, C B

The Department of Energy requires improved technology for nuclear materials accounting as an essential part of new plutonium processing facilities. New facilities are being constructed at the Savannah River Plant by the Du Pont Company, Operating Contractor, to recover plutonium from scrap and waste material generated at SRP and other DOE contract processing facilities. This paper covers design concepts and planning required to incorporate state-of-the-art plutonium assay instruments developed at several national laboratories into an integrated, at-line nuclear material accounting facility operating in the production area. 3 figures.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Wilmington, DE (USA). Engineering Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6360593
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-84-114; CONF-841007-32; ON: DE85003658
• Resource Relation: Conference: Nuclear science symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 31 Oct 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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