Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866018
- Patent Number(s):
- 4617169
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 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; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, and Wogman, Ned A. Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, & Wogman, Ned A. Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages. United States.
Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, and Wogman, Ned A. Wed .
"Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866018.
@article{osti_866018,
title = {Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages},
author = {Brodzinski, Ronald L and Perkins, Richard W and Rieck, Henry G and Wogman, Ned A},
abstractNote = {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.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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