Cosmic-ray imaging of spent fuel casks

Elena Guardincerri; J. Matthew Durham; C.L. Morris; Daniel Poulson; Kenie Plaud-Ramos; Joseph Fabritius; Jeffrey Bacon; Philip Winston; David Chichester

Cosmic-ray imaging of spent fuel casks

ORAL

Abstract

Muon radiography was used to image the inside of a partially loaded Westinghouse MC-10 dry cask containing spent nuclear fuel at Idaho National Laboratory. We present here the results of a 100 hours long measurement taken in May 2015 with two muon trackers placed outside the cask. The data clearly show the location of the missing fuel bundles and demonstrate the feasibility of using cosmic rays to monitor fuel casks against illicit diversion of their content.

Oct. 30, 2015, 2:12 PM – Oct. 30, 2015, 2:24 PM

Authors

Elena Guardincerri
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. Matthew Durham
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
C.L. Morris
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Los Alamos Natl Lab
Daniel Poulson
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Kenie Plaud-Ramos
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Joseph Fabritius
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jeffrey Bacon
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
Philip Winston
- Idaho National Laboratory
David Chichester
- Idaho National Laboratory