Published 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Active neutron multiplicity counting of bulk uranium

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

Description

This paper describes a new nondestructive assay technique being developed to assay bulk uranium containing kilogram quantities of 235U. The new technique uses neutron multiplicity analysis of data collected with a coincidence counter outfitted with AmLi neutron sources. The authors have calculated the expected neutron multiplicity count rate and assay precision for this technique and will report on its expected performance as a function of detector design characteristics, 235U sample mass, AmLi source strength, and source-to-sample coupling

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Materials Management
Journal Volume
20
Series
Nucl. Mater. Manage.
Journal Page Range
433-437
ISSN
0362-0034
CODEN
NUMMB

Conference

Title
32. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) annual meeting.
Dates
28-31 Jul 1991.
Place
New Orleans, LA (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-910774--.