Trawsfynydd Plutonium Estimate

Reid, Bruce D. ; Gerlach, David C. ; Heasler, Patrick G. ; Livingston, J.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Reactor Operators;    Isotope Ratio;    Production;    22 General Studies Of Nuclear Reactors;    Graphite;   

DOI  :  10.2172/992380
RP-ID  :  PNNL-13528
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  992380

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Report serves to document an estimate of the cumulative plutonium production of the Trawsfynydd Unit II reactor (Traws II) over its operating life made using the Graphite Isotope Ratio Method (GIRM). The estimate of the plutonium production in Traws II provided in this report has been generated under blind conditions. In other words, the estimate ofthe Traws II plutonium production has been generated without the knowledge of the plutonium production declared by the reactor operator (Nuclear Electric). The objective of this report is to demonstrate that the GIRM can be employed to serve as an accurate tool to verify weapons materials production declarations.