Year
1984
Abstract
The Simultaneous Calorimetric Assay System measures the thermal power of a sample by calorimetry and the relative concentrations of the heat producing nuclei in the sample simultaneously. This transportable instrument provides a nondestructive determination of the plutonium content of the sample. This paper describes the instrument and its performance in a field test conducted by the Chemical Standards Laboratory at Rockwell International, Rocky Flats Plant, in the summer of 1983.