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Woodring, Mitchell L.; Ely, James H.; Kouzes, Richard T.; Stromswold, David C.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2010
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA (United States). Funding organisation: US Department of Energy (United States)2010
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[en] Radiation portal monitors used for interdiction of illicit materials at borders include highly sensitive neutron detection systems. The main reason for having neutron detection capability is to detect fission neutrons from plutonium. The currently deployed radiation portal monitors (RPMs) from Ludlum and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) use neutron detectors based upon 3He-filled gas proportional counters, which are the most common large neutron detector. There is a declining supply of 3He in the world, and thus, methods to reduce the use of this gas in RPMs with minimal changes to the current system designs and sensitivity to cargo-borne neutrons are being investigated. Four technologies have been identified as being currently commercially available, potential alternative neutron detectors to replace the use of 3He in RPMs. These technologies are: (1) Boron trifluoride (BF3)-filled proportional counters, (2) Boron-lined proportional counters, (3) Lithium-loaded glass fibers, and (4) Coated non-scintillating plastic fibers. In addition, a few other companies have detector technologies that might be competitive in the near term as an alternative technology. Reported here are the results of tests of a boron-lined, multichamber proportional counter manufactured by LND, Inc. Also reported are results obtained with an earlier design of conventional, boron-lined, proportional counters from LND. This testing measured the required performance for neutron detection efficiency and gamma-ray rejection capabilities of the detectors.
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7 Sep 2010; vp; NN2001000; AC05-76RL01830; Available from http://www.pnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-19725.pdf; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/993348-Vv0nrn/; doi 10.2172/993348
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ACTINIDES, BARYONS, DETECTION, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, ELEMENTS, FERMIONS, HADRONS, MATERIALS, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, METALS, NEUTRONS, NUCLEONS, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC POLYMERS, PETROCHEMICALS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, POLYMERS, RADIATION DETECTION, RADIATION DETECTORS, SEMIMETALS, SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
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