Plutonium isotopic composition by gamma-ray spectroscopy: a review

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5265462· OSTI ID:5265462

Sampson, T E

This report presents a review of the methods and capabilities of nondestructive measurements of the isotopic composition of plutonium using gamma-ray spectroscopy.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5265462
• Report Number(s): LA-10750-MS; ON: DE87000813
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
PLUTONIUM
ISOTOPE RATIO
PLUTONIUM 238
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM 240
PLUTONIUM 241
PLUTONIUM 242
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ACTINIDES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
METALS
NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTROSCOPY
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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Inspection
& Accountability- Technical Aspects