Published 1991 | Version v1
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Isotopic distributions, element ratios, and element mass fractions from enrichment-meter-type gamma-ray measurements of MOX

Creators

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  • 2. International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

Description

The gamma-ray spectra from ''infinitely'' thick mixed oxide samples have been measured. The plutonium isotopics, the U/Pu ratio, the high-Z mass fractions (assuming only plutonium, uranium, and americium), and the low-Z mass fraction (assuming the matrix is only oxygen) can be determined by carefully analyzing the data. The results agree well with the chemical determination of these parameters. 8 refs., 3 figs., 3 tabs

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as DE92000174; NTIS; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
8 p.
Report number
LA-UR--91-3104

Conference

Title
4. international conference on facility operations/safeguards interface.
Dates
29 Sep - 4 Oct 1991.
Place
Albuquerque, NM (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23012761
Subject category
S98: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM; CALIBRATION; FISSILE MATERIALS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; OXYGEN; PLUTONIUM 239; SAFEGUARDS; URANIUM 235
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; FUELS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; METALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEI; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR MATERIALS; SOLID FUELS; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract W-7405-ENG-36
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria).
Secondary number(s)
CONF-910901--12.