Sensors & Electronics
Nuclear Radiation Sensors
Characterize TRU Radioactive Waste (164)
Problem: Need rapid, low-cost, non-invasive method to allow segregation of TRU from non-TRU radioactive waste in drums.
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Instruments through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Developed technique based upon neutron detectors that are tolerant to high gamma-ray exposure
- Optimized system design to provide detection sensitivity of 10% of legal threshold (superior sorting ability)
- Designed and deployed mobile system to characterize 2 drums/hour
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Radiation detector development; gamma-ray spectral measurements; calibration facilities for radiation detectors; transuranic (TRU) content based on neutron measurements; analog and digital electronics; system integration; system test and evaluation.
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Contact: Richard Arthur
