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Title: Safeguards Technology Factsheet 3He-free Neutron Coincidence Counter

Abstract

A full scale thermal neutron coincidence counter (High Level Neutron Counter – Boron: HLNB) based on 3He alternative detection technology was designed and built at LANL and field tested at Plutonium Conversion Development Facility (PCDF) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) during FY15. HLNB is based on boron-lined proportional plates that replace the traditional 3He proportional tubes and was designed as a direct alternative to 3He-based High Level Neutron Coincidence Counter (HLNC-II). During the JAEA field trial the HLNB demonstrated comparable performance to HLNC-II, which represents a key development in the area of 3He alternative technologies and provides a complete demonstration of the technology for nuclear safeguards applications including high mass MOX samples.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
OSTI Identifier:
1249012
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-22752
TRN: US1601280
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; THERMAL NEUTRONS; SAFEGUARDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FIELD TESTS; DESIGN; PERFORMANCE; PLATES; COINCIDENCE METHODS; BORON LINED COUNTERS

Citation Formats

Henzlova, Daniela, and Menlove, Howard Olsen. Safeguards Technology Factsheet 3He-free Neutron Coincidence Counter. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.2172/1249012.
Henzlova, Daniela, & Menlove, Howard Olsen. Safeguards Technology Factsheet 3He-free Neutron Coincidence Counter. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1249012
Henzlova, Daniela, and Menlove, Howard Olsen. 2016. "Safeguards Technology Factsheet 3He-free Neutron Coincidence Counter". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1249012. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1249012.
@article{osti_1249012,
title = {Safeguards Technology Factsheet 3He-free Neutron Coincidence Counter},
author = {Henzlova, Daniela and Menlove, Howard Olsen},
abstractNote = {A full scale thermal neutron coincidence counter (High Level Neutron Counter – Boron: HLNB) based on 3He alternative detection technology was designed and built at LANL and field tested at Plutonium Conversion Development Facility (PCDF) of Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) during FY15. HLNB is based on boron-lined proportional plates that replace the traditional 3He proportional tubes and was designed as a direct alternative to 3He-based High Level Neutron Coincidence Counter (HLNC-II). During the JAEA field trial the HLNB demonstrated comparable performance to HLNC-II, which represents a key development in the area of 3He alternative technologies and provides a complete demonstration of the technology for nuclear safeguards applications including high mass MOX samples.},
doi = {10.2172/1249012},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1249012}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}