Automated on-line plutonium concentration monitor for process control and safeguards
A near real-time inventory can be achieved using the monitor. Since the stream being monitored is the aqueous effluent of the electropulse column, the plutonium profile of this column for a given flowsheet condition could be evaluated. Changes in process parameters that influence the kinetics and efficiency of the purification cycle can be performed in real time. This characteristic of the monitor is very valuable in process control and verification of plutonium inventory. The technique of assaying the plutonium content of the stream sequentially enhances rapid optimization of the flowsheet and also improves timeliness of detection in the event of an attempt to divert the plutonium or in case of column upsets.
- Research Organization:
- Allied-General Nuclear Services, Barnwell, SC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-78ET35900
- OSTI ID:
- 6891398
- Report Number(s):
- AGNS-35900-CONF-12; CONF-810329-1; TRN: 81-005586
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Pittsburgh conference of analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, 9 Mar 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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