Stand-off nuclear reactor monitoring with neutron detectors for safeguards and non-proliferation applications

Nuclear power reactors need to be monitored for safety and security while in operation. Here the authors discuss monitoring and safeguarding research reactors and small modular reactors using detection of neutrons up to a hundred meters away from the reactor shielding.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: B. M. van der Ende, L. Li, D. Godin, B. Sur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09967-4