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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
Richard C. Carlson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 60 | Number 2 | February 1983 | Pages 244-252
Technical Paper | Radiation Effects and Their Relationship to Geological Repository / Radioactive Waste Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT83-A33079
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An examination has been made of the feasibility of using thermoluminescence (TL) for the self-dosimetry of the rock surrounding a canister of nuclear waste. The rock investigated was quartz monzonite from the Climax Stock, a granite intrusive at the Nevada Test Site. Samples of the rock were irradiated by 60Co to doses of 103 to 109 rads, then ground to a fine powder and read for TL response at a heating rate of 1°C/s. The procedures are described in detail to allow their duplication by others. Effects of total dose, thermal history after irradiation, grinding to a powder after irradiation, mineral composition, and powder grain size were investigated. Although all of these factors were found to be important, the use of TL in this manner appears promising.
