Measurement and calibration of metal and non-metal wastes produced from decommissioning.

Authors :: Yeh CH
Yuan MC
Source :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine [Appl Radiat Isot] 2014 May; Vol. 87, pp. 353-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 27.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: This report described a radioactive waste reference drum which was established with large-area sources and metal slices. This reference drum could be applied in calibration or testing of drum counting systems having 4π counting geometry and being made with plastic scintillators. This metal reference drum has the advantages of easy operation, low natural background and it also has agreeable measurement efficiency calibration curves for the drum counting system as the non-metal reference drum studied previously. On the other hand, this study explored the counting efficiency variations of the drum counting system by simulations of the metal reference drum being filled with wastes up to different heights within the drum. With the exploration, it is feasible to correct the measurement errors caused by different quantities of waste filling.<br /> (© 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1872-9800
Volume :: 87
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Applied radiation and isotopes : including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 24342558
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.044

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