Title of article
Detection of shielded nuclear material in a cargo container
Author/Authors
Jones، نويسنده , , James L. and Norman، نويسنده , , Daren R. and Haskell، نويسنده , , Kevin J. and Sterbentz، نويسنده , , James W. and Yoon، نويسنده , , Woo Y. and Watson، نويسنده , , Scott M. and Johnson، نويسنده , , James T. and Zabriskie، نويسنده , , John M. and Bennett، نويسنده , , Brion D. and Watson، نويسنده , , Richard W. and Moss، نويسنده , , Cavin E. and Frank Harmon، نويسنده , , J.، نويسنده ,
Pages
4
From page
1085
To page
1088
Abstract
The Idaho National Laboratory, along with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Idaho State Universityʹs Idaho Accelerator Center, are developing electron accelerator-based, photonuclear inspection technologies for the detection of shielded nuclear material within air-, rail-, and especially, maritime-cargo transportation containers. This paper describes a developing prototypical cargo container inspection system utilizing the Pulsed Photonuclear Assessment (PPA) technology, incorporates interchangeable, well-defined, contraband shielding structures (i.e., “calibration” pallets) providing realistic detection data for induced radiation signatures from smuggled nuclear material, and provides various shielded nuclear material detection results. Using a 4.8-kg quantity of depleted uranium, neutron and gamma-ray detection responses are presented for well-defined shielded and unshielded configurations evaluated in a selected cargo container inspection configuration.
Keywords
Nuclear smuggling , Active interrogation , Neutron signature , Gamma-ray signature , Cargo containers , Photofission
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2029001
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