Title :
Applications of Compton imaging in nuclear waste characterization and treaty verification
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Compton imaging systems have a number of advantages for characterization of nuclear waste, such as identifying hot spots in mixed waste in order to reduce the volume of high-level waste requiring extensive treatment or long-term storage, and imaging large objects or contaminated areas. Compton imaging also has potential applications for monitoring production, deployment, shipping and storage of nuclear warheads and components in the verification of treaties such as START I and II, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Non-Proliferation Treaty. This article presents a brief historical perspective and discusses system design requirements and performance specifications for these applications. The advantages of Compton imaging are compared to competing imaging technologies
Keywords :
Compton effect; gamma-ray detection; nuclear materials transportation; radiation monitoring; radioactive waste; weapons; Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; Compton imaging; HLW; Non-Proliferation Treaty; START I; START II; high-level waste; hot spots; mixed waste; nuclear warheads transportation; nuclear waste characterization; performance specifications; treaty verification; Back; Cameras; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Image storage; Nuclear weapons; Optical imaging; Radioactive pollution; Scattering; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium, 1997. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4258-5
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1997.672603