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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.
F. K. Tomlinson, W. H. Smith, D. W. Eppink, G. R. Hagee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 314-319
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31012
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Two methods were developed for the determination of 236Pu in 238Pu. One method involves the direct measurement of 236Pu in the presence of 238PuO2. The second method consists of an indirect radiochemical determination of the ratio of daughter products from 236Pu and 238Pu (i.e., 232U and 234U). Both methods produce similar results, although each has its own distinct advantages.