Diamond detectors for alpha monitoring in corrosive media for nuclear fuel assembly reprocessing

P. Bergonzo; F. Foulon; A. Brambilla; D. Tromson; C. Mer; B. Guizard; S. Haan Leti

Diamond detectors for alpha monitoring in corrosive media for nuclear fuel assembly reprocessing

P. Bergonzo, F. Foulon, A. Brambilla, D. Tromson, C. Mer, B. Guizard, S. Haan Leti

Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay

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Abstract

Recent advances in the synthesis of diamond films led to the fabrication of new devices that enable the direct measurement of the alpha activity of a corrosive liquid source. Such devices can be directly immersed in radioactive liquid solutions for the in-situ and real time measurement of their alpha activity. We report here on the fabrication of diamond from the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technique and its use for the monitoring of the alpha activity of a plutonium 239 radioactive source diluted in concentrated nitric acid. Tests have demonstrated the excellent reliability of the CVD diamond detectors, that would give great benefit to the monitoring of the nuclear fuel assembly re-processing, and in particular for corrosive wastes identification and treatment.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	511-516
Number of pages	6
Journal	Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume	608
State	Published - 2000
Event	Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIII - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 29 Nov 1999 → 2 Dec 1999

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Diamond detectors for alpha monitoring in corrosive media for nuclear fuel assembly reprocessing

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