Alessandro Borella

Research output

Research output per year 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

• 40 In-proceedings paper
• 38 Article
• 5 ER - External report
• 1 BLG - Open report
• 3 More
  • 1 Third partyreport
  • 1 Chapter
  • 1 Master's thesis

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Neutron coincidence counters for disarmament verification: experiments and modeling

  Borella, A., Çelik, Y. & Rossa, R., 21 Nov 2023, ANIMMA 2023 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications. 2023 ed. EDP Sciences, Vol. 288. 8 p. 06008. (EPJ Web of Conferences; vol. 288).

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access
• 2022

  Developing a virtual reality research reactor in support of safeguards education and training

  Rossa, R., Borella, A., van der Meer, K. & Vittiglio, G., 2 Nov 2022, International nuclear safeguards 2022. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, 7 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Improvements on the detection of partial defects in spent fuel using machine learning techniques

  Rossa, R. & Borella, A., 25 Jul 2022, Proceedings of the INMM 2022 Annual Meeting. INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Neutron and gamma-rays sensitivity of new fiber-mounted scintillation neutron detectors for spent fuel pin diversion measurements

  Borella, A., Al-dbissi, M., Boogers, E., Pazsit, I., Rossa, R., van der Meer, K., Vinai, P. & Wagemans, J., 2 Nov 2022, International nuclear safeguards 2022. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, 8 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Optimizing neural networks to detect replaced spent fuel pins using the partial defect tester

  Al-dbissi, M., Borella, A., Pazsit, I., Rossa, R. & Vinai, P., 2 Nov 2022, International nuclear safeguards 2022. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, 9 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Overview of initial work on spent-fuel verification at MYRRHAfuel verification at MYRRHA

  Preston, M., Borella, A., Rossa, R., Branger, E. & Grape, S., 3 Nov 2022, International nuclear safeguards 2022. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, 9 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Rossi-Alpha distribution analysis of DDSI data for spent nuclear fuel investigation

  Solans, V., Grape, S., Sjöstrand, H., Branger, E., Schillebeeckx, P., Borella, A., Rossa, R. & Sjöland, A., 3 Nov 2022, International nuclear safeguards 2022. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, 8 p.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2021

  A measurement campaign in support of technologies for disarmament verification

  Borella, A., Rossa, R., van der Meer, K., Vittiglio, G., Kirchner, G. & Kreutle, M., 30 Sep 2021, A measurement campaign in support of technologies for disarmament verification. INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Benchmarking Monte Carlo Simulations in the context of nuclear disarmament verifcation via Monte Carlo simulations with GEANT4

  Kreutle, M., Borella, A., Rossa, R., Scholten, C., Kirchner, G. & van der Meer, K., 30 Sep 2021, Proceedings of the INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting. INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

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• Discriminating between irradiated MYRRHA fuel and light water reactor fuels using gamma rays and neutrons

  Preston, M., Borella, A., Branger, E., Grape, S. & Rossa, R., 1 Sep 2021, Proceedings of the INMM & ESARDA Joint Virtual Annual Meeting: August 23-26 & August 30-September 1, 2021. INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

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• 2018

  Characterization and Monte Carlo simulations for a CLYC detector

  Borella, A., Boogers, E., Rossa, R. & Schillebeeckx, P., 18 Jul 2018, International Journal of Modern Physics-Conference Series: Proceedings of the 2017 international conference on applications of nuclear techniques (CRETE17). 2018 ed. Vol. 48. p. 1-10 10 p. UNSP 1860115. (International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series).

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Comparison of the SINRD and PDET detectors for the detection of fuel pins diversion in PWR fuel assemblies

  Rossa, R., Borella, A. & van der Meer, K., 1 Oct 2018, Institute for Nuclear Materials Management. Unknown, 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• Simulated observables for spent fuel non-destructive assay

  Borella, A., Rossa, R. & van der Meer, K., 22 Jul 2018, Proceedings of the 2018 INMM annual meeting. INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, 9 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• The Belgian support programme to IAEA: Past, present and future

  Borella, A., van der Meer, K. & Rossa, R., 5 Nov 2018, Symposium on International Safeguards: Building Future Safeguards Capabilities. IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency, p. 5

  Research output › peer-review

• Use of neutron coincidence counters for the estimation of fissile content in irradiated material

  Rossa, R., Boogers, E., Borella, A., Boden, S., Broeckx, W., Noynaert, L. & van der Meer, K., 16 May 2018, International Workshop on Numerical Modelling of NDA Instrumentation and Methods for Nuclear Safeguards. European Safeguard Research and Development Association, 12 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• 2017

  Characterization of a 500 mm3 CdZnTe Detector for U and Pu Isotopic Composition Determination Tasks in Safeguards

  Meleshenkovskii, I., Borella, A., van der Meer, K., Bruggeman, M., Pauly, N., Labeau, P.-E. & Schillebeeckx, P., 15 Dec 2017, ESARDA 39th annual meeting proceedings . Unknown, p. 1-11 11 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Sensitivity studies on the production of Cm isotopes in spent fuel for safeguards applications

  Borella, A., Calleja Cortés, A. & Fiorito, L., 1 Aug 2017, International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2017) : Jeju, Korea, 16-20 April 2017: Korean Nuclear Society ; Volume 4 of 4 . online: Curran Associates, Inc., 8 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• 2016

  Experiments and Monte Carlo modeling of a higher resolution Cadmium Zinc Telluride detector for safeguards applications

  Borella, A., 1 Sep 2016, Applications of Nuclear Techniques (CRETE15): International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series. World Scientific Publishing, Vol. 44. 10 p. 1660222

  Research output › peer-review

• Monte Carlo simulations of the Partial Defect Tester for the detection of fuel pins diversion

  Borella, A., Rossa, R. & van der Meer, K., 24 Jul 2016, Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM). INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, 10 p.

  Research output › peer-review

• 2015

  A Method To Determine Detector Response Functions In A Heavily Shielded Environment And Application To Spent Fuel Measurements With Cadmium Zinc Telluride Detectors

  Borella, A., Rossa, R. & van der Meer, K., 19 Apr 2015, MC2015 - Joint International Conference on Mathematics and Computation (M&C),Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications (SNA) and the Monte Carlo (MC) Method. La Grange Park, Illinois, United States, Vol. 1. p. 1-11

  Research output › peer-review

• Expected total counts for the Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry measurements of spent nuclear fuel

  Rossa, R., Borella, A., Labeau, P.-E., Pauly, N. & van der Meer, K., Apr 2015, Proceedings of the 2015 ANIMMA conference. Portugal, p. 1-6

  Research output › peer-review

• Experimental and Monte Carlo methods for burn up assessment of spent fuel elements

  Borella, A., Carchon, R. & van der Meer, K., 1 Jun 2015, Management of spent fuel from nuclear power reactors : proceedings of an International Conference held in Vienna, Austria, 31 May–4 June 2010. Vienna, Austria, p. 24-34

  Research output › peer-review

• Extension of the SCK•CEN spent fuel inventory library

  Borella, A., Cometto, M., Rossa, R., van der Meer, K. & Remetti, R., 6 Aug 2015, ESARDA 37th Annual Meeting Proceedings. Luxembourg, p. 225-234

  Research output › peer-review

• Sensitivity study of the Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry for the safeguards verification of spent fuel

  Rossa, R., Borella, A., Labeau, P.-E., Pauly, N. & van der Meer, K., 13 Jul 2015, Proceedings of the 56th INMM Annual Meeting. United States, p. 1-10

  Research output › peer-review

• The Belgian approach in education and training in nuclear safeguards

  van der Meer, K., Borella, A., Rossa, R., Coeck, M., Jakopic, R., Aregbe, Y., Schillebeeckx, P., Pedersen, B. & Mayer, K., 19 May 2015, Unknown. Sevini, F. & De Luca, A. (eds.). EC - European Commission

  Research output › peer-review
• 2014

  Advances in the Development of a Spent Fuel Measurement Device in Belgian Nuclear Power Plants

  Borella, A., Bergmans, G., van der Meer, K., Delporte, R. & Flachet, F., 10 Dec 2014, Symposium on International Safeguards, Linking Strategy, Implementation and People: Book of Abstracts, Presentations and Papers. Vienna, Austria, p. 278-278 1 p. S18-03

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• A new approach for the application of the Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry to spent fuel verification

  Rossa, R., Borella, A., Labeau, P.-E., Pauly, N. & van der Meer, K., 24 Oct 2014, Proceedings of the 2014 IAEA Safeguards Symposium. Austria, p. 1-8

  Research output › peer-review

• Monte Carlo study on the influence of the filters used for the Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry (SINRD)

  Rossa, R., Borella, A., van der Meer, K., Labeau, P.-E. & Pauly, N., 20 Jul 2014, Proceedings of the 55th INMM Annual Meeting. United States, p. 1-10

  Research output › peer-review

• Sensitivity studies on the neutron emission of spent nuclear fuel by means of the origen-ARP code

  Borella, A., Gad, M., Rossa, R. & van der Meer, K., 24 Jul 2014, INMM 55th Annual Meeting Proceedings. Atlanta, United States: INMM - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, 8 p.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2013

  Application of the PDET detector to BWR fuel assemblies: gross defect testing using the spatial distribution of neutron and photon flux

  Rossa, R., Peerani, P., Ham, Y., Sitaraman, S. & Borella, A. (Peer reviewer), 24 Jun 2013, Proceedings of the 35th ESARDA Annual Meeting. Italy, p. 1-11

  Research output › peer-review

• Development of Neutron Resonance Densitometry at the GELINA TOF Facility

  Schillebeeckx, P., Abousahl, S., Becker, B., Borella, A., Emiliani, F., Harada, H., Kauwenberghs, K., Kitatani, F., Koizumi, M., Kopecky, S., Moens, A., Moxon, M. C., Sibbens, A. & Tsuchiya, H., 31 May 2013, Proceedings of the 35th ESARDA annual meeting. 50 ed. ESARDA, 9 p. 50. (ESARDA Bulletin; no. 50).

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

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• Modelling of a high enriched uranium fission chamber with the code MCNPX

  Borella, A., Rossa, R. & van der Meer, K., 31 May 2013, ESARDA symposium 2013 : 35th annual meeting: Bruges, May 27-30, 2013. Part 1, Proceedings . Italy, 8 p.

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Towards an Improved Burnup Measurement Equipment for Spent Fuel Assemblies in Belgian Nuclear Power Plants

  Borella, A., van der Meer, K., Flachet, F., Cauwenbergh, K. & Delporte, R., Jul 2013, INMM 54th Annual Meeting Proceedings (available online: http://www.inmm.org/Annual_Meeting_Proceedings/3995.htm). United States, p. 1-10

  Research output › peer-review

• 2012

  The Fork Detector for Spent Fuel Measurements: measurements and simulations

  Borella, A. & van der Meer, K., Jul 2012, Proceeding of the 53rd INMM Annual Meeting, 15-19 July 2012, Orlando, Florida, USA. Orlando, Florida, USA, 9 p.

  Research output › peer-review
• 2011

  Characterization and monte carlo simulations of a 4-liter NaI detection system for use during nuclear and radiological emergencies and for the detection of nuclear materials

  Borella, A., Camps, J., Paridaens, J. & Vidmar, T., Dec 2011, Applications of Nuclear Techniques: Eleventh International Conference. Melville, NY, United States, Vol. 1. p. 335-342 8 p. (AIP Conference Proceedings; vol. 1412).

  Research output › peer-review

  Open Access

• Characterization of a C6D6 Liquid Scintillation Detector with Monoenergetic Neutrons

  Flaska, M., Miller, E. C., Lawrence, C. C., Pozzi, S., Borella, A., Schillebeeckx, P. & Becchetti, F. D., 1 Jan 2011, INMM 52nd Annual Meeting Proceedings. United States

  Research output › peer-review

• Proliferation assessment of the MYRRHA ADS based on the PR&PP methodology

  van der Meer, K., Borella, A. & Rossa, R., Jul 2011, Proceedings of the 52nd Annual INMM Meeting (available on the INMM website). Deerfield, IL, United States, p. 1-10 (INMM Annual Meeting Proceedings).

  Research output › peer-review

• Spent Fuel Measurements with the Fork Detector at the Nuclear Power Plant of Doel

  Borella, A., Carchon, R., DeLimelette, C., Symens, D. & van der Meer, K., 1 Dec 2011, ESARDA 33rd annual meeting. Luxembourg

  Research output › peer-review

• Using proliferation assessment methodologies for Safeguards-by-Design

  van der Meer, K., Rossa, R., Turcanu, C. & Borella, A., Oct 2011, Proceedings of the 7th ESARDA-INMM Workshop (on CD). France, p. 1-8

  Research output › peer-review

• 2009

  Design Information as the basis for effective Safeguards. The case of MYRRHA.

  Carchon, R., Borella, A. & van der Meer, K., 28 May 2009, Symposium on Safeguards and Nuclear material Management. Italy

  Research output › peer-review