Observation of the isotopic evolution of pressurized water reactor fuel using an antineutrino detector
- 15 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 105 (6) , 064902
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3080251
Abstract
By operating an antineutrino detector of simple design during several fuel cycles, we observed long term changes in antineutrino flux that result from the isotopic evolution of a commercial pressurized water reactor. Measurements made with simple antineutrino detectors of this kind offer an alternative means for verifying fissile inventories at reactors, as part of International Atomic Energy Agency and other reactor safeguards regimes.All Related Versions
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