Method for monitoring stack gases for uranium activity
Abstract
A method for monitoring the stack gases of a purge cascade of gaseous diffusion plant for uranium activity. A sample stream is taken from the stack gases and contacted with a volume of moisture-laden air for converting trace levels of uranium hexafluoride, if any, in the stack gases into particulate uranyl fluoride. A continuous strip of filter paper from a supply roll is passed through this sampling stream to intercept and gather any uranyl fluoride in the sampling stream. This filter paper is then passed by an alpha scintillation counting device where any radioactivity on the filter paper is sensed so as to provide a continuous monitoring of the gas stream for activity indicative of the uranium content in the stack gases. 1 fig.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5601775
- Application Number:
- ON: DE86013703
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTS; GASEOUS WASTES; MONITORING; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; ALPHA PARTICLES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; STACK DISPOSAL; URANYL FLUORIDES; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; FLUORIDES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; ISOTOPE SEPARATION PLANTS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM FLUORIDES; URANYL COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES; 050501* - Nuclear Fuels- Uranium Enrichment- Gaseous Diffusion- (-1989); 500300 - Environment, Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Beverly, C R, and Ernstberger, E G. Method for monitoring stack gases for uranium activity. United States: N. p., 1985.
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Beverly, C R, & Ernstberger, E G. Method for monitoring stack gases for uranium activity. United States.
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"Method for monitoring stack gases for uranium activity". United States.
@article{osti_5601775,
title = {Method for monitoring stack gases for uranium activity},
author = {Beverly, C R and Ernstberger, E G},
abstractNote = {A method for monitoring the stack gases of a purge cascade of gaseous diffusion plant for uranium activity. A sample stream is taken from the stack gases and contacted with a volume of moisture-laden air for converting trace levels of uranium hexafluoride, if any, in the stack gases into particulate uranyl fluoride. A continuous strip of filter paper from a supply roll is passed through this sampling stream to intercept and gather any uranyl fluoride in the sampling stream. This filter paper is then passed by an alpha scintillation counting device where any radioactivity on the filter paper is sensed so as to provide a continuous monitoring of the gas stream for activity indicative of the uranium content in the stack gases. 1 fig.},
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year = {1985},
month = {7}
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