Published 2010 | Version v1
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Determination of the 232U/137Cs, 235U/137Cs, 236U/137Cs, 238U/137Cs-gamma scaling factors for radioactive waste produced in the post-irradiation examination laboratory of INR Pitesti

Creators

  • 1. Institute for Nuclear Research-Pitesti, PO Box 78, 1 Campului Str., RO-115400 Mioveni, Arges (Romania)

Description

A set of nine working areas inside the transfer hot cells of the Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratory of INR Pitesti was sampled using wipes. These areas act as 'fingerprints' of radioactive waste streams related to the activities taking place in these working areas inside the hot cells. After a few months, the same working areas were again sampled, in the same manner. Gamma, gross alpha and gross beta measurements were performed on the two sets of samples, in order to establish the gamma radionuclide to be chosen as reference and to find the working area for which the results were the most reproducible. The scaling factors U-232,-235,-236,-238/ (control gamma source) were then determined for the selected area. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from author(s) or Institute for Nuclear Research-Pitesti, 1 Campului Str., RO-115400 Mioveni, Arges (RO)
Part of:
NUCLEAR 2010 international conference on sustainable development through nuclear research and education.Part 2/2

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institute for Nuclear Research - Pitesti
Imprint Place
Pitesti (Romania)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of NUCLEAR 2010 international conference on sustainable development through nuclear research and education
Imprint Pagination
280 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 469-474
ISSN
2066-2955

Conference

Title
3. international conference on sustainable development through nuclear research and education. Part 2/2
Acronym
NUCLEAR 2010
Dates
26-28 May 2010
Place
Pitesti (Romania)

INIS

Country of Publication
Romania
Country of Input or Organization
Romania
INIS RN
43045793
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; BETA SPECTROSCOPY; CALIBRATION STANDARDS; CESIUM 137; COBALT 60; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; HOT CELLS; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; URANIUM 232; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 236; URANIUM 238
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; EQUIPMENT; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MANAGEMENT; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NEON 24 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; STANDARDS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Notes
4 refs., 3 figs., 5 tabs. Imprint:Published in two parts
Funding organization
National Authority for Scientific Research, Bucharest (Romania)