A MULTIPORPUSE PROCESSOR FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION AND NMC&A

Year
1999
Author(s)
J.A. Mullens - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J.T. Mihalczo - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J.E. Breeding - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
R.B. Perez - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abstract
A processor for active and passive measurements with both nuclears materials identification on system and gamma-ray spectrometry capabilites is useful for a variety of nuclear material control and accountability applications such as multiplicity counting, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th oder correlation measuremnts as well as gamma-ray spectrometry. it may be useful for fissile mass( e.g. Pu239 or U215) determination;fissile configuration, presence of Pu and in some cases HEU, Pu isotopes, time since preprocessing for Pu, HEU enrichment in some cases and high explosive detection.