A comparison of the effects of gamma radiation from spent fuel and cobalt-60 on electronic components

Author

Sharp, R.E. ; Pater, S.L.

Author_Institution

Decommissioning & Waste Manage., AEA Technol., Didcot, UK

fYear

1993

fDate

13-16 Sep 1993

Firstpage

48

Lastpage

55

Abstract

This paper describes a comparison of the effects of gamma radiation from spent nuclear fuel elements and cobalt-60 isotope sources on electronic components. The types of component assessed, details of the radiation testing and the results obtained are covered in depth. The conclusion is reached that the magnitude of any discrepancies observed in the type or degree of radiation effect is small when compared with the batch-to-batch variation between components and the differences resulting from temperature changes

Keywords

gamma-ray effects; integrated circuit testing; radiation hardening (electronics); semiconductor device testing; batch-to-batch variation; cobalt-60; cobalt-60 isotope sources; electronic components; gamma radiation; radiation effect; radiation testing; spent fuel; spent nuclear fuel elements; temperature changes; Electronic components; Electronic equipment; Fuels; Gamma rays; Inductors; Isotopes; Neutrons; Power industry; Temperature; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems, 1993.,RADECS 93., Second European Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Malo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1793-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADECS.1993.316552

Filename

316552