Gamma spectrometry is widely used to determine the radioactive content of waste drums. However, the results of such surveys often result in large numbers of limit-of-detection (LOD) results. In this paper we will show how simple statistical methods can be used to obtain useful information on the average drum activities, even in these unfavourable circumstances. Results from measurements on 60Co, 152Eu, 154Eu activities in drums of waste from decommissioning of the GLEEP reactor suggest that these activities are lognormally distributed with geometric standard deviations (GSD) ranging from 3–4. This statistical model can be used to extract information from 235U, 234mPa and 234Th datasets which show only LOD activity results. In a repository of N drums, each with activity <L, the total activity is clearly <NL. However, we can use the lognormal model to make a much stronger statement about the total waste activity. This model is developed quantitatively in the paper.
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ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
October 11–15, 2009
Liverpool, UK
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4407-6
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Statistical Modelling Applied to the Contents of Waste Drums
Richard K. Bull,
Richard K. Bull
Nuvia Limited, Didcot, Oxon., UK
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Ian Pearman
Ian Pearman
Nuvia Limited, Didcot, Oxon., UK
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Richard K. Bull
Nuvia Limited, Didcot, Oxon., UK
Ian Pearman
Nuvia Limited, Didcot, Oxon., UK
Paper No:
ICEM2009-16085, pp. 61-65; 5 pages
Published Online:
December 12, 2010
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Bull, RK, & Pearman, I. "Statistical Modelling Applied to the Contents of Waste Drums." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1. Liverpool, UK. October 11–15, 2009. pp. 61-65. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16085
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