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University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Nuclear Engineering

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Combined Radiation Detection Methods For Assay Of Higher Actinides In Separation Processes (Afci), Denis Beller, Warnick Kernan Jan 2006

Combined Radiation Detection Methods For Assay Of Higher Actinides In Separation Processes (Afci), Denis Beller, Warnick Kernan

Safeguards Campaign (TRP)

The ultimate objective of this project is to develop technology to detect and accurately measure quantities of higher actinides in processing systems without taking frequent samples. These systems include used fuel receipt, separations batches, and pipelines. A variety of measurements may be combined to calculate flow rates of actinide elements with a to-be-determined precision. Nuclear and decay characteristics of materials during processing will be acquired, conceptual designs of monitoring systems will be developed, radiation transport studies will be conducted to develop an understanding of operational regimes, and experiments will be performed to confirm performance. Radiation transport and scoping studies will …