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Title: Fissile material detector

Abstract

A detector for fissile materials which provides for integrity monitoring of fissile materials and can be used for nondestructive assay to confirm the presence of a stable content of fissile material in items. The detector has a sample cavity large enough to enable assay of large items of arbitrary configuration, utilizes neutron sources fabricated in spatially extended shapes mounted on the endcaps of the sample cavity, incorporates a thermal neutron filter insert with reflector properties, and the electronics module includes a neutron multiplicity coincidence counter.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
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  1. Dubna, RU
  2. Alamo, CA
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874210
Patent Number(s):
6341150
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
fissile; material; detector; materials; provides; integrity; monitoring; nondestructive; assay; confirm; presence; stable; content; items; sample; cavity; enable; arbitrary; configuration; utilizes; neutron; sources; fabricated; spatially; extended; shapes; mounted; endcaps; incorporates; thermal; filter; insert; reflector; properties; electronics; module; multiplicity; coincidence; counter; thermal neutron; /376/

Citation Formats

Ivanov, Alexander I, Lushchikov, Vladislav I, Shabalin, Eugeny P, Maznyy, Nikita G, Khvastunov, Michael M, and Rowland, Mark. Fissile material detector. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
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Ivanov, Alexander I, Lushchikov, Vladislav I, Shabalin, Eugeny P, Maznyy, Nikita G, Khvastunov, Michael M, & Rowland, Mark. Fissile material detector. United States.
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Ivanov, Alexander I, Lushchikov, Vladislav I, Shabalin, Eugeny P, Maznyy, Nikita G, Khvastunov, Michael M, and Rowland, Mark. Tue . "Fissile material detector". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874210.
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@article{osti_874210,
title = {Fissile material detector},
author = {Ivanov, Alexander I and Lushchikov, Vladislav I and Shabalin, Eugeny P and Maznyy, Nikita G and Khvastunov, Michael M and Rowland, Mark},
abstractNote = {A detector for fissile materials which provides for integrity monitoring of fissile materials and can be used for nondestructive assay to confirm the presence of a stable content of fissile material in items. The detector has a sample cavity large enough to enable assay of large items of arbitrary configuration, utilizes neutron sources fabricated in spatially extended shapes mounted on the endcaps of the sample cavity, incorporates a thermal neutron filter insert with reflector properties, and the electronics module includes a neutron multiplicity coincidence counter.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {1}
}
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