Published May 2015
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Fukushima Daiichi muon imaging
- 1. Toshiba Corporation, Yokohama, Kanagawa (Japan)
- 2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (United States)
Description
Reactor imaging using scattering of cosmic-ray muon is planned to assess the damages to the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi in 2015. The technique was demonstrated at a research reactor, Toshiba Nuclear Critical Assembly. Simulation studies also showed feasibility of the reactor imaging using muon-scattering method. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the 23th international conference on nuclear engineering (ICONE-23)
- Imprint Pagination
- [3737 p.]
- Journal Page Range
- [5 p.]
Conference
- Title
- 23. international conference on nuclear engineering
- Acronym
- ICONE-23
- Dates
- 17-21 May 2015
- Place
- Chiba (Japan)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 48047703
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BACKGROUND RADIATION; CONTAINMENT BUILDINGS; COSMIC MUONS; COULOMB SCATTERING; DOSE RATES; DRIFT TUBES; ENERGY LOSSES; FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION; FUKUSHIMA-2 REACTOR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; REACTOR VESSELS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BUILDINGS; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CALCULATION METHODS; CONTAINERS; CONTAINMENT; COSMIC RADIATION; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FERMIONS; FUNDAMENTAL INTERACTIONS; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LOSSES; MUONS; POWER REACTORS; RADIATIONS; REACTOR SITES; REACTORS; SCATTERING; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- Available as DVD-ROM Data in PDF format. Folder Name: FullPaper; Paper ID: ICONE23-1569.pdf; 30 refs., 7 figs.