NEUTRON AND GAMMA RAY DETECTION FOR BORDER SECURITY APPLICATIONS

Conference · Fri May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/INREC.2010.5462570· OSTI ID:1009311

Kouzes, Richard T

Countries around the world are deploying radiation detection instrumentation to interdict the illegal shipment of radioactive material crossing international borders. These efforts include deployments in the U.S. and in a number of other countries by governments and international organizations. Most deployed radiation portal monitor systems are based on plastic scintillator for gamma-ray detection and 3He tubes for neutron detection. The approach to this homeland security application, and lessons learned, are discussed.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1009311
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-69563; TRN: US1101420
• Resource Relation: Conference: Proceedings of the 1st International Nuclear and Renewable Energy Conference (INREC10), March 21-24, 2010, Amman, Jordan, 1 - 3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
DETECTION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
MONITORS
NEUTRON DETECTION
NEUTRONS
PLASTIC SCINTILLATORS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SECURITY
neutron detection
gamma ray detection
border security