Americium/curium calorimeter [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2000.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: vp : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: United States. Department of Energy. Savannah River Site, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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This paper will describe a new calorimeter design currently under development at the Savannah River Technology Center. The new design concept was selected due to extreme facility conditions and is similar to commercial, small-scale calorimeters. Material to be measured is a vitrified americium/curium mixture generating approximately 50 watts per container. The facility environment for this application is extreme compared to a typical calorimeter environment. Background radiation levels are estimated to be 22,400 rads/hour and temperature variations are expected to follow outside conditions. Measurements will be conducted in a remote cell utilizing manipulators. A prototype was fabricated and testing completed to demonstrate the concept. Data from the prototype testing will be presented.

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E 1.99:wsrc-ms-2000-00342
wsrc-ms-2000-00342

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Published through SciTech Connect.
06/14/2000.
"wsrc-ms-2000-00342"
INMM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (US), 07/17/2000--07/21/2000.
ReFalo, L.A.

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AC09-96SR18500

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