The long-term goal of the Safeguards Campaign project is the evaluation of optical spectroscopy-based techniques for the on-line, real-time determination of actinide element concentrations in fuel recycling plant process streams. To generate the information necessary to evaluate the potential of these systems, initial experiments will focus on determining the detection limits for UV/Vis and LFS will be measured for the actinide elements under chemical conditions representative of the process streams for the UREX+ process. The system will then be systematically explored to examine the impact of acid concentration, nitrate concentration, redox potential, diluent concentration, ligand concentration, and contaminant/ fission product concentration on the sensitivity of these techniques. The potential for interferences will also be examined.
Submissions from 2008
Combined Radiation Detection Methods for Assay of Higher Actinides in Separation Processes, Denis Beller, Charlotta Sanders, and Warnick Kernan
Submissions from 2007
Combined Radiation Detection Methods for Assay of Higher Actinides in Separation Processes, Denis Beller and Warnick Kernan
Investigation of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques for On-Line Materials Accountability in the Solvent Extraction Process, Gary Cerefice and Kenneth Czerwinski
Submissions from 2006
Combined Radiation Detection Methods for Assay of Higher Actinides in Separation Processes (AFCI), Denis Beller and Warnick Kernan
Combined Radiation Detection Methods for Assay of Higher Actinides in Separations Processes: Quarterly Progress Report: January-March 2006, Denis Beller and Warnick Kernan
Investigation of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques for On-Line Materials Accountability in the Solvent Extraction Process, Gary Cerefice and Kenneth Czerwinski
Optical Spectroscopy: Quarterly Report: 01/01/06 – 03/31/06, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies. Nuclear Science and Technology Division
Submissions from 2005
Combined Radiation Detection Methods for Assay of Higher Actinides in Separations Processes, Denis Beller and Warnick Kernan
Submissions from 2004
Investigation of Optical Spectroscopy Techniques for On-Line Materials Accountability in the Solvent Extraction Process, Gary Cerefice and Kenneth Czerwinski