Passive Neutron Instrumentation and Applications

R. K. Weinmann-Smith; T. J. Aucott; A. P. Belian; D. P. Broughton; M. Frankl; P. A. Hausladen; D. C. Henzlova; J. D. Hutchinson; R. D. McElroy; H. O. Menlove; T. P. Pochet; L. A. Refalo; M. A. Root; M. Nelson; J. K. Sprinkle; M. T. Swinhoe; M. M. Watson

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58277-6_19

Passive Neutron Instrumentation and Applications

R. K. Weinmann-Smith
, T. J. Aucott
, A. P. Belian
, D. P. Broughton
, M. Frankl
, P. A. Hausladen
, D. C. Henzlova
, J. D. Hutchinson
, R. D. McElroy
, H. O. Menlove
, T. P. Pochet
, L. A. Refalo
, M. A. Root
, M. Nelson
, J. K. Sprinkle
, M. T. Swinhoe
, M. M. Watson

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Abstract

This chapter presents a description of most of the instruments that are currently in use for the measurement of plutonium and uranium using passive methods (without an external source). This includes the acquisition electronics as well as Singles counting methods, coincidence counting methods and multiplicity counting methods. The Singles counting applications include the measurement of waste and curium bearing materials. The coincidence counting applications include bulk plutonium, bulk uranium, waste and holdup measurements and fresh fuel assemblies. The multiplicity application description includes advantages and disadvantages and multiplicity detector design. There is also a description of some non-3He systems. The chapter concludes with a description of additional concepts: neutron imagers, list-mode data analysis, distributed source term analysis, unattended monitoring and MCNP modeling for detector design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nondestructive Assay of Nuclear Materials for Safeguards and Security, Second Edition
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	483-584
Number of pages	102
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031582776
ISBN (Print)	9783031582769
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58277-6_19
State	Published - Jan 1 2024

Keywords

Coincidence shift register
Curium
Distributed source term analysis
Electronics
Fresh fuel assemblies
Holdup
List mode
List-mode data analysis
MCNP modeling
Multiplicity shift register
Neutron imagers
Non-3He detectors
Plutonium
Scrap
UF6 cylinders
Unattended monitoring
Uranium
Waste

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Weinmann-Smith, R. K., Aucott, T. J., Belian, A. P., Broughton, D. P., Frankl, M., Hausladen, P. A., Henzlova, D. C., Hutchinson, J. D., McElroy, R. D., Menlove, H. O., Pochet, T. P., Refalo, L. A., Root, M. A., Nelson, M., Sprinkle, J. K., Swinhoe, M. T., & Watson, M. M. (2024). Passive Neutron Instrumentation and Applications. In Nondestructive Assay of Nuclear Materials for Safeguards and Security, Second Edition (pp. 483-584). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58277-6_19

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