Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
91 (2002), S. 4672-4676
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Cubic-meter-sized antineutrino detectors can be used to non intrusively, robustly, and automatically monitor and safeguard a wide variety of nuclear reactor types, including power reactors, research reactors, and plutonium production reactors. Since the antineutrino spectra and relative yields of fissioning isotopes depend on the isotopic composition of the core, changes in composition can be observed without ever directly accessing the core itself. Information from a modest-sized antineutrino detector, coupled with the well-understood principles that govern the core's evolution in time, can be used to determine whether the reactor is being operated in an illegitimate way. A group at Sandia is currently constructing a 1 m3 antineutrino detector at the San Onofre reactor site in California to demonstrate these principles. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1452775
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