Spreadsheet analysis of gamma spectra for nuclear material measurements

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6569198

Mosby, W R; Pace, D M

A widely available commercial spreadsheet package for personal computers is used to calculate gamma spectra peak areas using both region of interest and peak fitting methods. The gamma peak areas obtained are used for uranium enrichment assays and for isotopic analyses of mixtures of transuranics. The use of spreadsheet software with an internal processing language allows automation of routine analysis procedures increasing ease of use and reducing processing errors while providing great flexibility in addressing unusual measurement problems. 4 refs., 9 figs.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6569198
• Report Number(s): CONF-9007106-73; ON: DE90017824
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

050500* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Uranium Enrichment
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
990200 -- Mathematics & Computers
ACTINIDES
ANL
AUTOMATION
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTERS
DATA PROCESSING
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENRICHED URANIUM
GAMMA SPECTRA
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS
ISOTOPE RATIO
ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS
MATERIALS
METALS
MICROCOMPUTERS
MIXTURES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PROCESSING
SPECTRA
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
URANIUM
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS