Determination of Bounding Source Isotopic Composition for Use in Shipping Container Dose Rate

Conference · Wed Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:783385

Vincent, A

The isotopic composition of the plutonium metal specified for shipping container contents is usually given in terms of maximum percentage of each isotope. Use of all isotopes (including other actinides) at their maximum would result in more than four hundred percent of the total mass. Previous analyses have assumed that using all isotopes at their content limit was conversative The proposed method for determining the bounding isotopic content assumes the isotopes that produce the most alpha particles are present at their maximum concentration and that the least productive isotope is the balance.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 783385
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-2001-00554; TRN: US0103775
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS Winter 2001 Meeting, Reno, NV (US), 11/11/2001--11/15/2001; Other Information: PBD: 18 Jul 2001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
ISOTOPE RATIO
ACTINIDES
ALPHA PARTICLES
CONTAINERS
DOSE RATES
PLUTONIUM
WASTE TRANSPORTATION
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES