DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HARWELL N33 ACTIVE WELL COINCIDENCE COUNTER

Year
1995
Author(s)
P.M.J. Chard - Harwell Instruments Ltd
I. G. Hutchinson - Harwell Instruments Ltd.
S. Croft - Harwell Instruments Ltd.
D. J. Lloyd - Harwell Instruments Ltd.
Abstract
An active well coincidence counter has been designed and built for the assay of uranium or plutonium bearing waste packages. This paper describes the salient features of the counter along with initial performance characterisation results and calibration work in both passive and active modes.