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Title: Laser-based analytical monitoring in nuclear-fuel processing plants

Abstract

The use of laser-based analytical methods in nuclear-fuel processing plants is considered. The species and locations for accountability, process control, and effluent control measurements in the Coprocessing, Thorex, and reference Purex fuel processing operations are identified and the conventional analytical methods used for these measurements are summarized. The laser analytical methods based upon Raman, absorption, fluorescence, and nonlinear spectroscopy are reviewed and evaluated for their use in fuel processing plants. After a comparison of the capabilities of the laser-based and conventional analytical methods, the promising areas of application of the laser-based methods in fuel processing plants are identified.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6825187
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 6825187
Report Number(s):
SAND-78-1522
TRN: 79-001735
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-04-0789
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; PROCESS CONTROL; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACCOUNTING; ACTINIDES; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIAL BALANCE; PLUTONIUM; PROCESS SOLUTIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RAMAN SPECTRA; URANIUM; CONTROL; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; METALS; MIXTURES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRA; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WASTES 050800* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing

Citation Formats

Hohimer, J.P. Laser-based analytical monitoring in nuclear-fuel processing plants. United States: N. p., 1978. Web. doi:10.2172/6825187.
Hohimer, J.P. Laser-based analytical monitoring in nuclear-fuel processing plants. United States. doi:10.2172/6825187.
Hohimer, J.P. Fri . "Laser-based analytical monitoring in nuclear-fuel processing plants". United States. doi:10.2172/6825187. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6825187.
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author = {Hohimer, J.P.},
abstractNote = {The use of laser-based analytical methods in nuclear-fuel processing plants is considered. The species and locations for accountability, process control, and effluent control measurements in the Coprocessing, Thorex, and reference Purex fuel processing operations are identified and the conventional analytical methods used for these measurements are summarized. The laser analytical methods based upon Raman, absorption, fluorescence, and nonlinear spectroscopy are reviewed and evaluated for their use in fuel processing plants. After a comparison of the capabilities of the laser-based and conventional analytical methods, the promising areas of application of the laser-based methods in fuel processing plants are identified.},
doi = {10.2172/6825187},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978},
month = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978}
}

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