Operating new 55-gallon drum shufflers at Los Alamos

Conference · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:106520

Hsue, F; Hurd, J R; Rinard, P M

Two passive-active shufflers for the assay of uranium and plutonium have begun operation at Los Alamos National Laboratory. An extensive period of safety and technology assessments were made to meet laboratory and DOE certification requirements. Many design features of the shufflers are in place to assist the operator in using the instruments efficiently, effectively, and safely. A calibration for uranium oxide has been completed and applied to a variety of uranium-bearing inventory materials. A new calibration for MOX materials is nearly complete and additional uranium and plutonium materials will be measured in the near future.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 106520
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-95-3103; CONF-950923-3; ON: DE96000046; TRN: 95:022041
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. international conference on facility-safeguards interface, Jackson Hole, WY (United States), 24-30 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
NEUTRON DETECTORS
PERFORMANCE
URANIUM
RADIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
PLUTONIUM
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LANL
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
CONTAINERS
MIXED OXIDE FUELS
CALIFORNIUM 252
CALIBRATION STANDARDS