Sampling and Analysis of the Headspace Gas in 3013 Type Plutonium Storage Containers at Los Alamos National Laboratory

Year
2012
Author(s)
Laura A. Worl - Los Alamos National Laboratory
John M. Berg - Los Alamos National Laboratory
D. Kirk Veirs - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
J. Matt Jackson - Los Alamos National laboratory
Abstract
United States Department of Energy Standard DOE-STD-3013 requires that a surveillance program be implemented for monitoring the performance of 3013 containers used to store excess plutonium-bearing material across the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. [1] The objective of the headspace gas-sampling project is to obtain a viable gas sample from the headspace of a 3013 container (A typical LANL 3013 assembly is shown in Figure 1). A system capable of collecting these samples has been designed and installed in a glovebox in the plutonium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory.