Qualification of the In-Situ Object Counting System (ISOCS) for Safeguards Measurements of Nuclear Waste Packages

November 1, 2005

Conference Paper

Qualification of the In-Situ Object Counting System (ISOCS) for Safeguards Measurements of Nuclear Waste Packages

Abstract

Canberra’s In-Situ Object Counting System (ISOCS) is a portable and versatile gamma nondestructive assay instrument. ISOCS can perform quantitative measurements for characterization of various packages of waste generated during operation, decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. This paper presents the measurement results obtained on two ISOCS systems with pre-calibrated germanium detectors. The exercises included measurements of working standards in different surrogate matrices within a 55 gallon drum and within a standard waste box. The different templates used for modeling the waste packages are compared. An approach is presented for using the collected spectra to determine the isotopic composition of nuclear material.

Revised: September 23, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2005

Citation

Berg R.K., G.M. Mapili, and A.V. Mozhayev. 2005. Qualification of the In-Situ Object Counting System (ISOCS) for Safeguards Measurements of Nuclear Waste Packages. In Proceedings of the of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management: 46th Annual Meeting, July 10-14, 2005, Phoenix, Arizona, Paper No. 286. Northbrook, Illinois:INMM. PNNL-SA-45705.