Published June 1979 | Version v1
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Experimental comparison of the active well coincidence counter with the random driver

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A direct comparison has been made between the IAEA Active Well Coincidence Counter (AWCC) and the CMB-8 Random Driver. The comparison included an experimental evaluation of precision, counting rate, accuracy, penetrability, stability, and the effect of sample inhomogeneity. Samples used in the evaluation included highly enriched U3O8, U3O8 mixed withe qgraphite, highly enriched uranium metal discs, and depleted uranium metal. These materials are typical of the samples of interest to the IAEA inspectors. It was concluded that the two instruments had very similar performance characteristics with the Random Driver giving better penetrability and the AWCC giving better stability

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A03/MF A01.

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28 p.
Report number
LA--7882-MS

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
11500514
Subject category
S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
COINCIDENCE METHODS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DEPLETED URANIUM; NEUTRON SOURCES; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTORS; URANIUM; URANIUM 235; U3O8
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOISOTOPES; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; URANIUM OXIDES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES