Published October 1, 1981 | Version v1
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Safeguards instrumentation for secure automated fabrication (SAF) of breeeder fuels

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Description

Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory is designing an automated fabrication line for breeder reactor fuels. Safeguards for this line will be based on access denial and near-real-time accountability that is performed by drawing material balances around processing activities. The measurement system for accountability and quality control comprises extension of current chemical analysis and nondestructive measurement techniques. Bulk plutonium feed powders will be characterized by weighing, calorimetry, gamma-ray spectroscopy and chemical analysis. Both plutonium and uranium as mixed oxide in scrap and waste will be measured using a combination of gamma-ray and neutron techniques. Gram samples of intermediate product will be analyzed for U/Pu ratio, stochiometry, and impurities. An advanced fuel pin scanner has been developed to measure finished product

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01 as DE82006044.

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Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
LMFBR

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
19 p.
Report number
HEDL-SA--2551

Conference

Title
AICHE 1982 national winter meeting.
Dates
28 Feb - 3 Mar 1982.
Place
Orlando, FL (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14720579
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
FABRICATION; FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; FUEL PINS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; PLUTONIUM DIOXIDE; REMOTE HANDLING; SAFEGUARDS; URANIUM DIOXIDE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; CHALCOGENIDES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM OXIDES

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-820202--4.