Nondestructive assay of Pu in spent fuel using nuclear resonance fluorescence with monochromatic gamma-rays

We have proposed a nondestructive assay for Pu-239 in spent fuel assembly using nuclear resonance fluorescence with energy tunable monochromatic gamma-rays generated by Compton scattering of laser photons and high energy electrons. To demonstrate this method, we carried out nuclear experiments using available laser Compton scattering gamma-rays. We measured NRF gamma-rays of Pb-208 concealed in an iron box with a thickness of 15 mm using LCS gamma-rays at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. We also measured NRF gamma-rays of U-238 using LCS gamma-rays at Duke University. (author)