Isotopic Correlation Techniques as an Off-Site Reactor Monitor.

Abstract

The feasibility of using the mass ratio Nd146/Nd145 and the activity ratio Cs134/Cs137 as off-site indicators of bomb-grade plutonium production in commercial light water reactors is examined. The theoretical basis of these ratios as on-site indicators of fluence is developed and experimental validation of their utility as such is examined. The escape rate of cesium and neodymium is approximated and detection limits determined. Although both ratios are experimentally validated as indicators of fluence, neither cesium nor neodymium excapes a reactor in great enough concentration to be accurately measured off-site. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066200

Entities

People

  • James L. Clark Jr

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Correlation Techniques
  • Crystal Structure
  • Detection
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fission Products
  • Isotopes
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Flux
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
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