Radiochemistry Calculations of Plutonium and (241)Am Using the Rad Calc III Program.

Blackadar, J. M. ; Wong, A. S. ; Stalnaker, N. D. ; Willerton, J. R.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Americium;    Plutonium;    Radiochemistry;    Calculations;    Visual Basic program;   

RP-ID  :  PB2001102979

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The equations necessary for determining the plutonium and 241 americium content of samples from alpha- and gamma-counting data are presented. Corrections for alpha absorption, background, detector efficiency, and coincident alpha counts are all considered. An empirical determination of the alpha-specific activity for different types of plutonium based on historical data is presented. Finally, a program written in the Visual Basic language to perform these calculations is also described.