RAPID ASSESSMENT OF 235U FROM URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION FACILITIES

Publication Date
Volume
1
Issue
4
Start Page
9
Author(s)
W.F. Heine - North American Rockwell Corporation
J. D. Moore - North American Rockwell Corporation
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Abstract

A method has been developed which permits rapid assessment of 235U in effluents from uranium fuel fabrication facilities. Gross alpha activity is used as a basis for determining precisely the 235u content in effluents containing uranium of known enrichment and for estimating 235u content in effluents containing uranium of unknown enrichment.