Remote monitoring of a reactor's power output by its neutrino radiation as a possible means of safeguarding nuclear materials at power plants

A fundamentally new approach to the problem of remote monitoring for safeguards purposes of reactor power output and plutonium buildup over the fuel campaign is put forward. It is based on recording the neutrino radiation released during the fission chain reaction. The proposal hinges on the fundamental neutrino research carried out by the I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy at the Rovno nuclear power station. The neutrino detectors used are briefly described. It is noted that the provision of specialized research as applied to the goals of the IAEA is opportune, as is the development of a strategy for using the neutrino method as a safeguards tool. (author)