Published January 1994 | Version v1
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Measurements to distinguish fuel elements with and without thorium content by gammaspectrometry in hot cells

Creators

  • 1. Inst. for Reactor Materials/Hot Cells, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (Germany)

Description

The Tl208 inventory in a HTR fuel element is transmuted from Th232. By measuring the Tl208 gamma radiation in a suitable scan configuration it is possible to distinguish fuel elements with and without Thorium contents non-destructively even after a long cooling time. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Engineering and Design
Journal Volume
147
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 101-104.
ISSN
0029-5493
CODEN
NEDEAU

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
25052713
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; COATED FUEL PARTICLES; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; INVENTORIES; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; THALLIUM 208; THORIUM 232
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FUEL PARTICLES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; THALLIUM ISOTOPES; THORIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES