Nuclear Waste Calorimeter for Very Large Drums with 385 Litres Sample Volume

For more than 40 years, large volume calorimeters developed by SETARAM Instrumentation, have been used for nuclear applications including the assay of tritium and plutonium. They have been installed in major nuclear centers all around the world. The calorimeters are used for inventory of nuclear mat...

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Published in:Fusion science and technology 2015-03, Vol.67 (2), p.390-393
Main Authors: Jossens, G., Mathonat, C., Bachelet, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CALORIMETERS
CALORIMETRY
CEA
Circulation
Computer programs
Cooling
GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY
HEAT FLUX
Instrumentation
INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
Materials handling
Nuclear engineering
Plutonium
PLUTONIUM 241
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
Software
TRITIUM
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Summary:For more than 40 years, large volume calorimeters developed by SETARAM Instrumentation, have been used for nuclear applications including the assay of tritium and plutonium. They have been installed in major nuclear centers all around the world. The calorimeters are used for inventory of nuclear material, or for research. In 2011 a project was launched to develop a calorimeter for the management of waste in large volume drums. A new calorimeter has been developed by Setaram Instrumentation and the CEA Valduc in France. This new calorimeter is designed for drums having a volume bigger than 100L. It guarantees high operator safety by optimizing drum handling and air circulation for cooling, and optimized software for direct measurement of the quantity of nuclear material. The system is designed to provide precise measurements independent of environmental conditions.
ISSN:1536-1055
1943-7641
DOI:10.13182/FST14-T36