Research Article
Development of PYMUS+ Code for Quantitative Evaluation of Nuclear Material Accounting (NMA) System
Table 3
Process and measurement model in intercomparative study (2).
| Process Point | Nuclear Material | Number of Measurements | ID (Measurement Approach) | Measurement Uncertainty | Random Uncertainty () | Systematic Uncertainty () |
| Input (UO2 Powder) | 240,000 kg U/year | 12,000 | 11(Bulk) | 0.0658 | 0.0439 | 400 | 12(Sampling) | 0.0531 | 0 | 400 | 13(DA) | 0.0433 | 0.0571 |
| Inventory (1) (Dirty Scrap) | 7,200 kg U | 1,800 | 21(Bulk) | 0.25 | 0.167 | 60 | 22(Sampling) | 1.81 | 0 | 60 | 23(DA) | 2.74 | 0.896 |
| Inventory (2) (Grinder Sludge) | 4,000 kg U | 800 | 21(Bulk) | 0.25 | 0.167 | 48 | 32(Sampling) | 4.18 | 0.444 | 48 | 23(DA) | 2.74 | 0.896 |
| Output (1) (Sintered UO2 pellets) | 238,800 kg U/year | 47,760 | 41(Bulk) | 0.0877 | 0.0175 | 240 | 42(Sampling) | 0 | 0 | 240 | 43(DA) | 0.0568 | 0.0341 |
| Output (2) ( Solid Waste) | 1,200 Kg U/year | 2,770 | 53(NDA) | 5.77 | 4.62 |
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