Design of a 252Cf neutron assay system for evaluation at the Savannah River Plant fuel fabrication facility
Crane, T.W.; Bourret, S.; Eccleston, G.W.; Menlove, H.O.; Speir, L.G.; Studley, R.V.
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N.Mex. (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, S.C. (USA). Savannah River Plant1978
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N.Mex. (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, S.C. (USA). Savannah River Plant1978
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[en] A nondestructive assay (NDA) unit will be evaluated at the Savannah River Plant (SRP) reactor fuel fabrication facility for measurement of a range of highly enriched uranium materials. The unit employs cyclic neutron interrogation with a Cf-252 neutron source followed by delayed-neutron counting to assay the U-235 content of fuel alloys with up to 2.4 kg U-235 per item in addition to scrap and waste with a lower U-235 content. The accuracy goal for the majority of the measurements is 1 to 3 percent
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1978; 12 p; American Nuclear Society Topical meeting; Williamsburg, VA, USA; 15 - 17 May 1978; CONF-780511--1; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ACTINIDES, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BARYON REACTIONS, BARYONS, CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, ELEMENTS, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, FERMIONS, FISSION, FISSION NEUTRONS, HADRON REACTIONS, HADRONS, HEAVY NUCLEI, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS, ISOTOPES, MANAGEMENT, METALS, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NEUTRON REACTIONS, NEUTRONS, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, NUCLEAR REACTIONS, NUCLEI, NUCLEON REACTIONS, NUCLEONS, PARTICLE SOURCES, RADIATION SOURCES, RADIOISOTOPES, URANIUM, URANIUM ISOTOPES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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