Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages

Brodzinski, Ronald L; Perkins, Richard W; Rieck, Henry G; Wogman, Ned A

Title: Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages

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

Richland, WA

Issue Date:: 1986-01-01

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):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E30/30 - Nuclear fission reactors

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
G21F5/00 - Transportable or portable shielded containers

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
G21C17/00 - Monitoring

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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/

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                    Brodzinski, Ronald L, Perkins, Richard W, Rieck, Henry G, and Wogman, Ned A. Measurement of radionuclides in waste packages.  United States: N. p., 1986. 
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