Apparatus and method for radioactive waste screening

Patent · Tue Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1078281

Akers, Douglas W.; Roybal, Lyle G.; Salomon, Hopi; Williams, Charles Leroy

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.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 8,260,566
• Application Number: 12/787,192
• OSTI ID: 1078281
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2010 May 25
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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