Material accountancy measurement techniques in dry-powdered processing of nuclear spent fuels.
The paper addresses the development of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICPMS), thermal ionization-mass spectrometry (TIMS), alpha-spectrometry, and gamma spectrometry techniques for in-line analysis of highly irradiated (18 to 64 GWD/T) PWR spent fuels in a dry-powdered processing cycle. The dry-powdered technique for direct elemental and isotopic accountancy assay measurements was implemented without the need for separation of the plutonium, uranium and fission product elements in the bulk powdered process. The analyses allow the determination of fuel burn-up based on the isotopic composition of neodymium and/or cesium. An objective of the program is to develop the ICPMS method for direct fissile nuclear materials accountancy in the dry-powdered processing of spent fuel. The ICPMS measurement system may be applied to the KAERI DUPIC (direct use of spent PWR fuel in CANDU reactors) experiment, and in a near-real-time mode for international safeguards verification and non-proliferation policy concerns.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 11167
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/TD/CP-97850; TRN: US0104334
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ESARDA Meeting, Seville (ES), 05/04/1999--05/06/1999; Other Information: PBD: 24 Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
DOUGLAS POINT ONTARIO REACTOR
SAFEGUARDS
SPENT FUELS
VERIFICATION
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
ICP MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
POWDER METALLURGY
ON-LINE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS