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Passive neutron albedo reactivity measurements of spent nuclear fuel

Tupasela et al., 2021

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15154321248603194536
Author
Tupasela T
Dendooven P
Tobin S
Litichevskyi V
Koponen P
Turunen A
Moring M
Honkamaa T
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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The upcoming disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Finland creates new challenges for nuclear safeguards. Part of the national safeguards concept for geological repositories, developed by STUK—Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, is non-destructive assay (NDA) …
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