Application of Isotopic Correlation Safeguard Techniques to Verify the Plutonium Content of Humboldt Bay Spent Fuel,
Abstract
The report presents a specific example of applied isotopic correlation safeguard techniques. The techniques were applied to measured chemical reprocessing plant input and product data from the processing of Humboldt Bay Reactor spent fuels. The objective was to verify the measured Pu/U value of each input batch. Humboldt Bay is a boiling water reactor and the (Pu/U)/235D values of 6 batches of fuel evidenced a void effect. A significant development was that the isotopic correlation techniques were applied successfully through the use of several isotopic relationships each applicable where another was limited. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 20, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0748314
Entities
People
- D. E. Christensen
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute