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Development of a prototype hybrid L-edge/L-XRF densitometer for nuclear fuel assay
Sungyeop Joung1, Seunghoon Park1
1Korea Institute of Nuclear Nonproliferation and Control, Yuseong-daero 1534, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The hybrid L-edge/L-XRF densitometer (HLED) was developed for on-site nuclear fuel assays intended for safeguards purpose. The HLED can simultaneously measure both X-ray photon transmissions and characteristic X-ray emissions, which characterizes the elemental composition of samples of interest to determine the concentration of actinide-bearing materials, such as plutonium and uranium, in a nuclear fuel. A prototype of the HLED equipment was fabricated and tested to study the feasibility of nuclear material assays using a surrogate material (lead) to avoid radiation effects from nuclear materials. The uncertainty of the L-edge and L-XRF characteristics of the sample material are discussed in the article.
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