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Spent fuel transfer project completed at INL
Work crews at Idaho National Laboratory have transferred 40 spent nuclear fuel canisters into long-term storage vaults, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management has reported.
Farno L. Green, A. Somerville
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 7 | Number 4 | April 1960 | Pages 320-322
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25723
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A standard NaI (Tl) scintillation crystal is used continuously to count gamma rays from Fe59 which is dispersed in lubricating oil at 270°F. The crystal is mounted in a water-cooled jacket which also serves as a light shield. The crystal and jacket assembly is placed in a well-type sample holder. The system may be used for counting liquids at temperatures much higher than 300°F by increasing the flow of water or by using a refrigerated coolant. Resolution is adequate for counting two gamma rays. The temperature of the electronics cabinet which contains conventional instrumentation is maintained at 105°F by Nichrome heater elements. Less than one per cent drift occurs when the temperature surrounding the cabinet varies from 70–100°F.