Title :
Advanced enrichment monitoring technology based on transmission measurements with an X-ray source and NaI(Tl) spectrometer
Author :
Ianakiev, K.D. ; Boyer, B.D. ; Goda, J.M. ; Hill, T.R. ; Moss, C.E. ; Nguyen, H. ; Parker, R.F. ; Paffett, M.T. ; Nolen, B.P. ; Swinhoe, M.T.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we report our progress toward the development of an advanced enrichment monitoring technology for safeguarding gas centrifuge enrichment plants. We compare the UF6 gas pipe attenuation and sensitivity to X-ray tube HV variations for two transmission energies: 22 keV and 25.5 keV. The first experimental enrichment results taken with a static UF6 gaseous source and X-ray tube based transmission source over a wide gas pressure range are presented.
Keywords :
X-ray detection; germanium radiation detectors; radiation monitoring; X-ray source; X-ray tube HV variations; advanced enrichment monitoring technology; electron volt energy 22 keV; electron volt energy 25.5 keV; gamma spectrometer; gas centrifuge enrichment plants; gas pipe attenuation; transmission measurements; uranium hexafluoride gaseous source; Aluminum; Attenuation measurement; Filters; Isotopes; Laboratories; Monitoring; Power measurement; Spectroscopy; Telephony; Voltage; GCEP; X-ray tube; enrichment monitoring; uranium hexafluoride;
Conference_Titel :
Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2009 First International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marseille
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5207-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5208-8
DOI :
10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503779
