TY  - CONF
AU  - Knott, Alexander
AU  - Dürr, Martin
TI  - Production of monodisperse uranium particles for nuclear safeguards applications
M1  - FZJ-2013-02862
SP  - 8
PY  - 2013
AB  - Particle  analysis  of  nuclear  materials  is  a  powerful  tool  in  nuclear  safeguards  and  nuclear  forensic studies. For  the  analysis  quality  control  and  reference  material  samples  are required for  instrument and  method  validation  as  well  as  the  assurance  of  the  quality  of  reported  results.  The  availability  of uranium-  and  plutonium-containing  particles  with well-defined properties  such  as  size,  density, elemental and/or isotopic composition is limited.
AB  - The  potential  of  particle  production  processes  starting  with  monodisperse  aerosols  prepared from dilute  uranium/plutonium  solution  has  already  been  demonstrated. Monodisperse  uranium  and plutonium particles with known elemental contents can be produced using a Vibrating Orifice Aerosol Generator (VOAG). The production of these particles is a two-step process: 1) generation of uniform aerosol particles, and 2) drying, calcining and collection of particles.  
AB  - This  paper  describes an experimental  set-up for  particle  generation and  issues  associated  with  the overall  particle  production  process,  its  current  status  and  future  plans  for  production  of  the  various nuclear materials needed.
T2  - ESARDA Symposium
CY  - 28 May 2013 - 30 May 2013, Bruges (Belgium)
Y2  - 28 May 2013 - 30 May 2013
M2  - Bruges, Belgium
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)8
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/134768
ER  -