Influence of fuel composition on the spent fuel verification by Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry

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

Influence of fuel composition on the spent fuel verification by Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry

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

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Abstract

This paper addresses the influence that the fuel composition has on the results obtained with the Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry (SINRD). SINRD is a passive NDA technique that is proposed for the direct quantification of 239Pu in spent fuel assemblies. Apart from 239Pu, other nuclides were added in the fuel composition to evaluate the influence that single nuclides, such as 235U, 240Pu, 241Pu, have on the results. The study concluded that the SINRD technique is mainly influenced by 239Pu and 235U, whereas other nuclides give minor contributions, especially for fuel with high burnup.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-24
Journal	Esarda Bulletin
Issue number	52
State	Published - Jun 2015
Event	2015 - ESARDA - European Safeguards Research & Development Association: 37th ESARDA Annual Meeting - Midland Hotel, Manchester Duration: 19 May 2015 → 21 May 2015 https://esarda.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266&Itemid=336

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