Two CdZnTe detector-equipped gamma-ray spectrometers for attribute measurements on irradiated nuclear fuel

Some United States Department of Energy-owned spent fuel elements from foreign research reactors (FRRs) are presently being shipped from the reactor location to the US for storage at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). Two cadmium zinc telluride detector-based gamma-ray spectrometers have been developed to confirm the irradiation status of these fuels. One spectrometer is configured to operate underwater in the spent fuel pool of the shipping location, while the other is configured to interrogate elements on receipt in the dry transfer cell at the INEEL's Interim Fuel Storage Facility (IFSF). Both units have been operationally tested at the INEEL.