Muon imaging: Principles, technologies and applications

S Procureur - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
During the last 15 years muon-based imaging, or muography, has experienced an
impressive development and has found applications in many different fields requiring …

Machine learning-aided damage identification of mock-up spent nuclear fuel assemblies in a sealed dry storage canister

B Zhuang, A Arcaro, B Gencturk, R Ghanem - Engineering Applications of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) assemblies (FAs) contain high-level radioactive waste from
operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs). Their safe storage in dry casks is critical for …

Cosmic ray muon computed tomography of spent nuclear fuel in dry storage casks

D Poulson, JM Durham, E Guardincerri… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Radiography with cosmic ray muon scattering has proven to be a successful method of
imaging nuclear material through heavy shielding. Of particular interest is monitoring dry …

[کتاب][B] Messengers from the Cosmos: An Introduction to the Physics of Cosmic Rays in Its Historical Evolution

F Riggi - 2023‏ - Springer
All areas of scientific investigation may be considered, especially in the eyes of those
directly involved in that activity, as an exciting adventure. If we looked for a definition of …

Verification of spent nuclear fuel in sealed dry storage casks via measurements of cosmic-ray muon scattering

JM Durham, D Poulson, J Bacon, DL Chichester… - Physical Review …, 2018‏ - APS
Most of the plutonium in the world resides inside spent nuclear reactor fuel rods. This high-
level radioactive waste is commonly held in long-term storage within large, heavily shielded …

Fieldable muon spectrometer using multi-layer pressurized gas Cherenkov radiators and its applications

J Bae, S Chatzidakis - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Cosmic ray muons have been considered as a non-conventional radiation probe in various
applications. To utilize cosmic ray muons in engineering applications, two important …

Review of possible applications of cosmic muon tomography

P Checchia - Journal of Instrumentation, 2016‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Muon radiographic methods can be used to explore inaccessible volumes profiting of the
property of muons to penetrate thick materials. An extension of the muon radiographic …

[کتاب][B] Cosmic ray muons as penetrating probes to explore the world around us

P La Rocca, DL Presti, F Riggi - 2018‏ - intechopen.com
Secondary cosmic muons provide a powerful probe to explore various aspects of the world
around us. Various physical processes have been employed over the last years for such …

Momentum informed muon scattering tomography for monitoring spent nuclear fuels in dry storage cask

JH Bae, R Montgomery, S Chatzidakis - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
Abstract Development of an effective monitoring method for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in a dry
storage cask (DSC) is important to meet the increasing demand for dry storage …

Application of muon tomography to fuel cask monitoring

D Poulson, J Bacon, M Durham… - … of the Royal …, 2019‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Long-term monitoring of spent fuel stored in dry cask storage is currently achieved through
the use of seals and surveillance. Muon tomography can provide direct imaging that may be …