RIVNO NPP underground laboratory: the research of properties and interaction of electronic antineutrino with protons and deuterons for fundamental and plutonium monitoring - 182

The purpose of this paper is to discuss an existing infrastructure for fundamental research in neutrino physics and reactor physics. Until 1991, scientists of Russia's Kurchatov Institute conducted research in the underground neutrino laboratory at the Rivno NPP, in the Ukraine. The opportunity exists to continue the development of neutrino experiments at this facility, using the existing infrastructure, including large-sized scintillation multidetector systems and the capability for automation of long term experiments. This approach will promote the integration of the Ukraine into the world scientific community, will help in developing new, highly qualified scientific staff, and will encourage the development of beneficial scientific technologies. The considerable applied significance of this work lies in a proven opportunity for monitoring critical parameters within the reactor environment. (author)