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Tech ID: 2176
Project Overview
The purpose of this program was to evaluate the capability
of commercial and laboratory non-destructive assay systems. These
assay systems are based either on gamma-ray spectroscopy or neutron
induced fission analysis. This evaluation of capability is important
not only to technology development efforts conducted by the MWFA
but supports Waste Isolation Pilot Plant program and mission needs
to have certified waste shipped for disposal. End-users and technology
development efforts obtained waste stream by waste stream analysis
of non-destructive assay system functionality, an indication of
waste streams which are presently not assayed correctly by existing
technology, and comparisons of functionality between technologies
based on similar and dissimilar measurement methods. The participants
benefited from this evaluation in that they were able to collect
measurements on actual and surrogate waste and to develop statistical
analysis information related to system performance. This information
is important in selling assay services and having a certified assay
system. Participants were selected from an open call Commerce Business
Daily announcement. Five systems participated in the performance
demonstration. The participants/systems were Bio-Imaging Research's
Waste Inspection Technology, Canberra's Segmented Gamma Scanner,
Canberra's High Efficiency Neutron Counter, Canberra's IQ3 gamma
system, and Los Alamos National Laboratory's Tomographic Gamma Scanner.
Expert panels reviewed participant assay results to determine waste
stream by waste stream performance and technology gaps. Based on
these reviews, two technology evaluation reports were prepared.
This program is co-funded with the CMST. The MWFA task will support
the program in areas such as evaluation and development of performance
criteria, evaluation of the proposal responses using criteria, test
plan development, review of the test data, and support for the
demonstration of the TGS.
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