Detection of highly enriched uranium using a pulsed D-D fusion source

R. F. Radel; G. L. Kulcinski; R. P. Ashley; J. F. Santarius; G. A. Emmert; G. R. Piefer; J. H. Sorebo; D. R. Boris; B. Egle; S. J. Zenobia; E. Alderson; D. C. Donovan

doi:10.13182/FST52-1087

Detection of highly enriched uranium using a pulsed D-D fusion source

R. F. Radel
, G. L. Kulcinski
, R. P. Ashley
, J. F. Santarius
, G. A. Emmert
, G. R. Piefer
, J. H. Sorebo
, D. R. Boris
, B. Egle
, S. J. Zenobia
, E. Alderson
, D. C. Donovan

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This paper overviews the work that has been done to date towards the development of a compact, reliable means to detect Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) and other fissile materials utilizing a pulsed Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) D-D fusion device. To date, the UWIEC device has achieved 115 kV pulses in excess of 2 ampere, with pulsed neutron rates of 1.8×10 ⁹ n/s during a 0.5 ms pulse at 10 Hz. MCNP modeling indicates that detection of samples of U-235 as small as 10 grams is achievable at current neutron production rates, and initial pulsed and steady-state HEU detection experiments have verified these results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1087-1091
Number of pages	5
Journal	Fusion Science and Technology
Volume	52
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13182/FST52-1087
State	Published - Nov 2007
Externally published	Yes

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