Preliminary Investigation of a Criticality Monitoring Technique for a Transuranic Waste Incinerator.

摘要

This report contains a detailed investigation of the feasibility of using photo induced fission to monitor the amount of transuranic material present in the waste streams flowing into and out of a proposed slagging pyrolysis incinerator which will be used to convert these wastes into a glassy-like slag. In addition to the feasibility study,areas of R and D necessary to confirm the viability of the proposed technique are identified;as well as other R and D efforts which will be needed to implement the proposed technique. A suggested timetable and estimated costs for such R and D are given. (ERA citation 04:012622)