原文传递 Detection of Nuclear Threats in Large Cargo Containers.
题名: Detection of Nuclear Threats in Large Cargo Containers.
作者: Gosnell, T B;
关键词: *Shipping-containers; *Cargo-; *Detection-; *Threat-evaluation; *Fissile-materials.;Highly-enriched-uranium; Neutrons-; International-trade; Lawrence-Livermore-National-Laboratory.
摘要: In 2003 scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the University of California at Berkeley undertook a collaborative effort. The goal of this collaboration is to develop a concept for an active neutron interrogation system that can detect small masses of contraband fissile material in intermodal cargo containers--roughly five kg of highly-enriched-uranium or one kg of plutonium--even when well shielded by thick cargo. It is essential that implementation of the concept be reliable and has low false-positive and false-negative error rates. Interrogation must also be rapid to avoid interruption of commerce; analysis must be completed in minutes. This document summarizes that effort to date.
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