| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 253, 2021
ANIMMA 2021 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
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| Article Number | 08005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Decommissioning, Dismantling and Remote Handling | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125308005 | |
| Published online | 19 November 2021 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202125308005
An advanced blind-tube monitoring instrument to improve the characterization of subsurface radioactive plumes
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Department of Engineering, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
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Central Laboratory, National Nuclear Laboratory Ltd., United Kingdom
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Radiometric Systems Group, Sellafield Ltd., United Kingdom
Published online: 19 November 2021
This research presents a design of a resilient blind-tube radiometric logging probe, which satisfies key, operational site constraints, for direct in-situ characterization of subsurface radioactivity, particularly caesium-137 and strontium-90. The probe comprises a commercially-available Ø10 mm × 9.5 mm CeBr3 scintillator detector attached to a compact digitizer unit, in a resistant and waterproof housing. The probe is designed to be lowered down into metallic Ø 75 mm blind-tubes by means of a winch system.
Key words: blind-tube logging / CeBr3 scintillator / gamma-ray spectroscopy / decommissioning
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