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A gas-phase UF6 enrichment monitor

Strittmatter, 1982

Document ID
8929251607897065896
Author
Strittmatter R
Publication year
Publication venue
Nuclear Technology

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A NaI (Tl)-based in-line enrichment monitor has been developed for the gas-phase UF6 feed stream of an enrichment plant to provide real-time material-accountancy and/or containment- surveillance data. The method has produced assay results that are independent of operating …
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