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ArticleScientific reports2024

Compact and transportable system for detecting lead-shielded highly enriched uranium using

Kosuke Tanabe, Masao Komeda, Yosuke Toh, Yasunori Kitamura, Tsuyoshi Misawa, Ken'ichi Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Sagara

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Kosuke TanabePhysics Section, National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan. tanabe@nrips.go.jp.
Masao KomedaNuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan.
Yosuke TohNuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan.
Yasunori KitamuraInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Asashiro-Nishi, Kumatori-cho, Osaka, 590-0494, Japan.
Tsuyoshi MisawaInstitute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Asashiro-Nishi, Kumatori-cho, Osaka, 590-0494, Japan.
Ken'ichi TsuchiyaPhysics Section, National Research Institute of Police Science, 6-3-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-0882, Japan.
Hiroshi SagaraTokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan.

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JSPS KAKENHI JP20K15213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global challenge of on-site detection of highly enriched uranium (HEU), a substance with considerable potential for unauthorized use in nuclear security, is a critical concern. Traditional passive nondestructive assay (NDA) techniques, such as gamma-ray spectroscopy with high-purity germanium detectors, face significant challenges in detecting HEU when it is shielded by heavy metals. Addressing this critical security need, we introduce an on-site detection method for lead-shielded HEU employing a transportable NDA system that utilizes the

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Cherenkov detectorHighly enriched uranium (HEU)NeutronNondestructive assay (NDA)NonproliferationNuclear security

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