• DocumentCode
    863606
  • Title

    Assay of Spent Fuel by a Simple Reactivity Method

  • Author

    Lee, D.M. ; Lindquist, L.O.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos National Laboratory PO Box 1663 Los Alamos, NM 87545
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    516
  • Lastpage
    520
  • Abstract
    A new method for the assay of spent-fuel assemblies has been developed that eliminates the need for external isotopic neutron sources, yet retains the advantages of an active interrogation system. The assay is accomplished by changing the reactivity of the system and correlating the measurements to burnup.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Assembly systems; Fuels; Isotopes; Laboratories; Material storage; Measurement techniques; Neutrons; Process control; Radioactive decay;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4332322
  • Filename
    4332322