Reactor Anti-Neutrino Monitoring R.A.M. -- Plutonium Accounting using T2K ECal Technology

反应堆反中微子监测 R.A.M.

• 批准号: ST/J002909/1
• 负责人: Jonathon Coleman
• 金额: $ 11.2万
• 依托单位: University of Liverpool
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FJ002909%2F1
• 关键词: Reactor; Anti; Neutrino; Monitoring; R.A.M.

The neutrino group in the Physics Department at Liverpool University is developing applications for neutrino detection technologies which they are using in current experiments or developing for future ones.Remote anti-neutrino detection is being developed for continuous, automatic, and non-intrusive plutonium monitoring and accounting of a reactor core, for security and non-proliferation purposes. The approach pursused here is for improved cooperative monitoring of nuclear reactors, as required by the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. The IAEA have endorsed research into this anti-neutrino detection technology, which is currently ongoing in Europe and the USA. The main objective is to build a proof-of-concept, detector for remote continuous monitoring and plutonium accounting of reactor cores using the neutrino flux based upon T2K ECal technology.

利物浦大学物理系的中微子小组正在开发中微子探测技术的应用程序，他们正在当前的实验中使用这些技术或为未来的实验开发。远程反中微子探测正在开发用于连续、自动和非侵入式的钚监测和出于安全和防扩散目的，对反应堆堆芯进行核算。这里采用的方法是按照《核不扩散条约》的要求，改进对核反应堆的合作监测。国际原子能机构已经批准了对这种反中微子探测技术的研究，目前欧洲和美国正在进行这项研究。主要目标是建立一个概念验证探测器，用于使用基于 T2K ECal 技术的中微子通量对反应堆堆芯进行远程连续监测和钚核算。