Apparatus and method for radioactive waste screening
Abstract
An apparatus and method relating to screening radioactive waste are disclosed for ensuring that at least one calculated parameter for the measurement data of a sample falls within a range between an upper limit and a lower limit prior to the sample being packaged for disposal. The apparatus includes a radiation detector configured for detecting radioactivity and radionuclide content of the of the sample of radioactive waste and generating measurement data in response thereto, and a collimator including at least one aperture to direct a field of view of the radiation detector. The method includes measuring a radioactive content of a sample, and calculating one or more parameters from the radioactive content of the sample.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1078281
- Patent Number(s):
- 8260566
- Application Number:
- 12/787,192
- Assignee:
- The United States of America, as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-05ID14517
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010 May 25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Citation Formats
Akers, Douglas W., Roybal, Lyle G., Salomon, Hopi, and Williams, Charles Leroy. Apparatus and method for radioactive waste screening. United States: N. p., 2012.
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Characterization of Radioactive Hazardous Waste
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- Hooda, B.; Scott, G. L.; Jones, S. B.
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 243, Issue 2, p. 551-553