Crye, 2013 - Google Patents
Enrichment determination of uranium metal in shielded configurations without calibration standardsCrye, 2013
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The determination of the enrichment of uranium is required in many safeguards and security applications. Typical methods to determine the enrichment rely on detecting the 186 keV gamma ray emitted by uranium-235. In some applications the uranium is surrounded by …
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