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

Riccardo Rossa; Alessandro Borella; Pierre-Etienne Labeau; Nicolas Pauly; Klaas van der Meer

doi:10.1109/ANIMMA.2015.7465494

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

Riccardo Rossa, Alessandro Borella, Pierre-Etienne Labeau, Nicolas Pauly, Klaas van der Meer

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Abstract

This poster is focused on the estimation of the total neutron counts that can be achieved ideally with the SINRD measurements of spent nuclear fuel. The contributions compares different detector types and SINRD filters that are used to measure the neutron flux in the fast and in the resonance energy region. Fission chambers using 239Pu or 235U as active material and proportional counters containing 3He or 10B were compared. The fission chambers obtained the highest sensitivity to the 239Pu content, whereas the proportional counters showed the highest total neutron counts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 ANIMMA conference
Place of Publication	Portugal
Pages	1-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2015.7465494
State	Published - Apr 2015
Event	2015 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications: International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications - Lisbon Duration: 20 Apr 2015 → 24 Apr 2015

Conference

Conference	2015 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	2015-04-20 → 2015-04-24

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