Results from the First Field Test of a Ruggedized Continuous Holdup Monitor

K. C. Goetz; Nicholas Prins; Brett Witherspoon; Philip Gibbs

doi:10.2172/2439885

Results from the First Field Test of a Ruggedized Continuous Holdup Monitor

K. C. Goetz, Nicholas Prins, Brett Witherspoon, Philip Gibbs

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A first field test of the inexpensive and ruggedized online holdup monitor under development at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was performed in September of 2023 with highly successful results. ORNL staff collaborated with personnel at the National Fuel Services (NFS) to place two battery-powered detector units at the facility, one on a fuel processing line and the other on a HEPA filter. Both units collected gamma-ray counts per second, temperature, humidity, and battery power data every 5 s seconds over the course of 19 days. Analyzed results from the measurements were discussed with NFS personnel after the units were removed. Vendor feedback on the units was overwhelmingly positive with an expressed desire to deploy finished units at the facility and an open invitation for testing future prototypes.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	United States
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/2439885
State	Published - 2023

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