Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:866018

Brodzinski, Ronald L ^[1]; Perkins, Richard W ^[1]; Rieck, Henry G ^[1]; Wogman, Ned A ^[1]

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1. Richland, WA

A method is described for non-destructively assaying the radionuclide content of solid waste in a sealed container by analysis of the waste's gamma-ray spectrum and neutron emissions. Some radionuclides are measured by characteristic photopeaks in the gamma-ray spectrum; transuranic nuclides are measured by neutron emission rate; other radionuclides are measured by correlation with those already measured.

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4617169
• OSTI ID: 866018
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

measurement
radionuclides
waste
packages
method
described
non-destructively
assaying
radionuclide
content
solid
sealed
container
analysis
gamma-ray
spectrum
neutron
emissions
measured
characteristic
photopeaks
transuranic
nuclides
emission
rate
correlation
solid waste
sealed container
waste package
neutron emissions
neutron emission
nuclide content
waste packages
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