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College students help develop waste-measuring device at Hanford
A partnership between Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) and Washington State University has resulted in the development of a device to measure radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. WRPS is the contractor at Hanford for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management.
C. R. Shmayda, W. T. Shmayda, N. P. Kherani
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 41 | Number 3 | May 2002 | Pages 500-504
Analysis and Monitoring | Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Tritium Science and Technology Tsukuba, Japan November 12-16, 2001 | doi.org/10.13182/FST02-A22639
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Based on research performed by Ontario Hydro Technologies, Tyne Engineering has developed a surface activity monitor (SAM) for tritium. This paper reports the results of experiments carried out to characterize the ability of this device to measure tritium activity on smear paper, on flat surfaces and in water. The characterization of the SAM involves measuring the minimum detection limit, the linearity, and the settling time after a disturbance. Experimental evidence is presented to show that SAM is an effective tool for smear, direct surface contamination, and tritiated water measurements. In addition, preliminary results are presented to demonstrate the potential for monitoring surfaces contaminated with alpha emitters.