Thermoluminescence for self-dosimetry in Climax Stock quartz monzonite
Creators
- 1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, California 94550
Description
An examination has been made of the feasibility of using thermoluminescence (TL) for the selfdosimetry of the rock surrounding a canister of nuclear waste. The rock investigated was quartz monzonite from the Climax Stock, a granite intrusive at the Nevada Test Site. Samples of the rock were irradiated by 60Co to doses of 103 to 109 rads, then ground to a fine powder and read for TL response at a heating rate of 10C/s. The procedures are described in detail to allow their duplication by others. Effects of total dose, thermal history after irradiation, grinding to a powder after irradiation, mineral composition, and powder grain size were investigated. Although all of these factors were found to be important, the use of TL in this manner appears promising
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Volume
- 60
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Page Range
- 244-252
- ISSN
- 0029-5450
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15010556
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- COBALT 60; DOSIMETRY; GRAIN SIZE; GRANITES; GRINDING; HEATING; IRRADIATION; MINERALOGY; POWDERS; QUARTZ; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; THERMOLUMINESCENCE; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHALCOGENIDES; COBALT ISOTOPES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LUMINESCENCE; MACHINING; MANAGEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SIZE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES