DOE/Federal Energy Technology Center, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921-143, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTRON INTERROGATION SYSTEM TO ASSAY RCRA METALS IN MIXED WASTE SOL DE-ac26-98FT40076 POC Raymond Johnson, Contracting Officer, (412) 892-6209/Cynthia Mitchell, Contract Specialist, (412) 892-4862 WEB: click here to find solicitation information, http://www.fetc.doe.gov/business/solicit/index.html. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Specialist via e-mail, mitchell@fetc.doe.gov. To facilitate the treatment and disposal of mixed waste stored at various Department of Energy (DOE) sites, a nonintrusive neutron interrogation prototype system needs to be further developed and demonstrated to assay the RCRA metal content in 55-gallon drums of mixed waste. This assay system should reduce or eliminte the need for analytical laboratory sampling of individual drums of mixed waste. The lower limits of detection should be 10 ppm for Cadmium, 115 ppm for Mercury and 4400 ppm for lead. The assay system should be structured so that potential interfering mechanisms, such a background gamma and neutron radiation from the radioactive waste components and the presence of neutron-absorbing materials are addressed. The offeror will have previously demonstrated a successful working model of the assay system for detecting and measuring low levels of Cadmium, Mercury and lead. (0069)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0009 19980312\A-0009.SOL)