Title :
Semi-empirical approach for performance evaluation of radionuclide identifiers
Author :
Arlt, R. ; Baird, K. ; Blackadar, J. ; Blessenger, C. ; Blumenthal, D. ; Chiaro, P. ; Frame, K. ; Mark, E. ; Mayorov, M. ; Milovidov, M. ; York, R.
Author_Institution :
Int. Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
fDate :
Oct. 24 2009-Nov. 1 2009
Abstract :
Under the Coordinated Research Project M22.007, Development and implementation of instruments and methods for detection of unauthorized acts involving nuclear and other radioactive material, the IAEA, in cooperation with U.S. National laboratories established an evaluation campaign to assess the performance of radiation detection equipment for nuclear security applications. The study targets instruments featuring radionuclide identification: spectrometric portal monitors, radionuclide identifiers, spectrometric portable radiation scanners, etc. The evaluation takes a semi-empirical approach, utilizing the instruments´ replay and re-evaluation capabilities, also known as injection studies.
Keywords :
national security; nuclear materials safeguards; radioisotopes; semiconductor counters; Coordinated Research Project M22.007; nuclear material; nuclear security applications; radiation detection equipment; radioactive material; radionuclide identifiers performance evaluation; semiempirical approach; spectrometric portable radiation scanners; spectrometric portal monitors; Instruments; Isotopes; Laboratories; National security; Portals; Radiation detectors; Spectroscopy; Testing; US Department of Energy; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3961-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402448
