Passive and Active Radiation Measurements Capability at the INL Zero Power Physics Reactor (ZPPR) Facility

Robert Neibert ; John Zabriskie ; Collin Knight ; James L. Jones

关键词: ALUMINIUM;    CONFIGURATION;    CONTAINERS;    CRITICALITY;    PHYSICS;    RADIATIONS;    SECURITY;    STORAGE;    VERIFICATION;    INEEL Inspection Objects;    Radiation Measurements;    ZPPR Facility;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1023501
RP-ID  :  INL/EXT-11-20876
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1023501
Others  :  TRN: US1104598

学科分类：核物理和高能物理

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Zero Power Physics Reactor (ZPPR) facility is a Department of Energy facility located in the Idaho National Laboratory???s (INL) Materials and Fuels Complex. It contains various nuclear and non-nuclear materials that are available to support many radiation measurement assessments. User-selected, single material, nuclear and non-nuclear materials can be readily utilized with ZPPR clamshell containers with almost no criticality concerns. If custom, multi-material configurations are desired, the ZPPR clamshell or an approved aluminum Inspection Object (IO) Box container may be utilized, yet each specific material configuration will require a criticality assessment. As an example of the specialized material configurations possible, the National Nuclear Security Agency???s Office of Nuclear Verification (NNSA/NA 243) has sponsored the assembly of six material configurations. These are shown in the Appendixes and have been designated for semi-permanent storage that can be available to support various radiation measurement applications.