| Developments in plutonium waste assay at AWE. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19454791 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In 2002 a paper was presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) on the assay of low level plutonium (Pu) in soft drummed waste (Miller 2002 INMM Ann. Meeting (Orlando, FL, 23-27 July 2002)). The technique described enabled the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), at Aldermaston in the UK, to meet the stringent Low Level Waste Repository at Drigg (LLWRD) conditions for acceptance for the first time. However, it was initially applied to only low density waste streams because it relied on measuring the relatively low energy (60 keV) photon yield from Am-241 during growth. This paper reviews the results achieved when using the technique to assay over 10,000 waste packages and presents the case for extending the range of application to denser waste streams. |
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Authors:
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T J Miller |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article Date: 2009-05-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection Volume: 29 ISSN: 0952-4746 ISO Abbreviation: J Radiol Prot Publication Date: 2009 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-05-22 Completed Date: 2009-09-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809257 Medline TA: J Radiol Prot Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 201-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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AWE, Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire RG7 4PR, UK. Timothy.Miller@awe.co.uk |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Algorithms* Great Britain Nuclear Warfare* Plutonium / analysis* Radiation Monitoring / methods*, standards Radiation Protection / methods*, standards Radioactive Waste / analysis*, prevention & control* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Radioactive Waste; 7440-07-5/Plutonium |
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