Journal
ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
Volume 53, Issue -, Pages 267-273Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2012.09.011
Keywords
Muon tomography; Nuclear waste imaging; Spent fuel; Non-proliferation
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- Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Research and Technology Initiative (CRTI) [CRTI 08-0214RD]
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This paper explores the use of cosmic ray muons to image the contents of shielded containers and detect high-Z special nuclear materials inside them. Cosmic ray muons are a naturally occurring form of radiation, are highly penetrating and exhibit large scattering angles on high-Z materials. Specifically, we investigated how radiographic and tomographic techniques can be effective for non-invasive nuclear waste characterization and for nuclear material accountancy of spent fuel inside dry storage containers. We show that the tracking of individual muons, as they enter and exit a structure; can potentially improve the accuracy and availability of data on nuclear waste and the contents of Dry Storage Containers (DSCs) used for spent fuel storage at CANDU plants. This could be achieved in near real time, with the potential for unattended and remotely monitored operations. We show that the expected sensitivity, in the case of the DSC, exceeds the IAEA detection target for nuclear material accountancy. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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