Quantitative estimation of plutonium-rich areas in thorium-based MOX fuels using alpha autoradiography technique

被引：8

作者：

Rao, TS ^{[1
]}

Shriwastwa, BB ^{[1
]}

Dubey, JN ^{[1
]}

Patil, BP ^{[1
]}

Chandrasekharan, KN ^{[1
]}

Pandey, VD ^{[1
]}

Majumdar, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Radiomet Div, Bombay 400085, Maharashtra, India

来源：

RADIATION MEASUREMENTS | 2003年 / 36卷 / 1-6期

关键词：

plutonium; ThO2-PuO2; mixed oxide; homogeneity; alpha autoradiography; gamma autoradiography; microdensitometry; digital image analysis;

D O I：

10.1016/S1350-4487(03)00239-7

中图分类号：

TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];

学科分类号：

0827 ; 082701 ;

摘要：

ThO2-PuO2 mixed oxide (MOX) experimental fuel pins have been fabricated at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, for irradiation experiments as a part of an advanced fuel development programme. During the quality control of fuel pellets, the homogeneous distribution of the fissile plutonium in them has been ascertained using alpha autoradiography and gamma autoradiography techniques. The quantitative estimation of the plutonium-rich regions of the pellets has been carried Out by optical microdensitometry and digital image analysis. This paper discusses the implementation of the techniques and presents a few typical results. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：747 / 750

页数：4