METROMETAL
Ionizing radiation metrology for metallurgical industry
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- CIEMAT - CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES ENERGETICAS, MEDIOAMBIENTALES Y TECNOLOGICAS (Spagna)
- Responsabile:
- CARCONI PIERLUIGI - NUC-INMRI (CASACCIA)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
- Sito WEB:
- Sito WEB non disponibile
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- Other programmes -> EMRP (2007-2013) (N/A - Non applicabile)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
The JRP has the following scientific and technical objectives:
● WP1 - The development of reliable, SI traceable methods optimised for the control/ measurement of radioactivity at each stage of the smelting process (e.g. scrap loads, metal products, slag and fumes dust).
● WP2 - The development of reference standards for cast steel (real and composite reference standards), slag and fume dust. Reference standards will be contaminated with potential contaminant radionuclides (e.g. 60Co, 137Cs, 192Ir, 226Ra) and have different geometries/matrices that correspond to the cast steel probes currently used for on-line measurements and the slag cartridges used for the calibration of radioactivity detectors.
● WP3 - The characterisation of the measurement methods recommended in WP1 with the reference standards produced in WP2, using inter-laboratory comparisons and Monte Carlo simulations to cover the large diversity of sample geometries, shapes, densities and elemental compositions.
● WP4 - The design of an optimised spectrometric device and the production of prototype devices for the measurement of activity in cast steel, fume dust and slag samples using the methods developed in WP1. This work package includes laboratory testing of the prototype devices.
● WP5 – Evaluation of the prototype spectrometric devices produced in WP4 and the methods developed in WP1, WP4, at end-user facilities (i.e. foundries). Evaluation criteria will be developed based on end-user needs/constraints.
● WP6 – Demonstration of the prototype spectrometric devices at selected foundries in Europe, development of technical recommendations and input into European and National Standards Committees for the standardisation of radioactivity monitoring (e.g. calibration of measurement systems, on-line monitoring of production and certification of cast steel batches), and worldwide dissemination of project results to end-users, stakeholders and the general society through journal articles, conference presentations and specialised workshops.
Attività svolta da ENEA
L'ENEA, oltre a prender parte alla gestione complessiva dei progetti (WP6) e (WP7), partecipa principalmente per la parte relativa al:
WPl: Sviluppo e miglioramento di metodi e misurazione dell'attività di radionuclidi presenti nella lavorazione industriale metallurgica;
WP2: Sviluppo di nuove sorgenti standard di riferimento, a geometria nota;
WP3: Caratterizzazione di sorgenti standard di riferimento, combinando misure e metodi, mediante circuiti di interconfronto;
WP4: Progettazione e realizzazione di uno strumento adatto a misure di scorie e metalli fusi;
WP5: Dimostrazione e disseminazione dei risultati ottenuti: alla comunità scientifica, agli stakeholders e agli utilizzatori finali.