State-of-the-art and challenges of non-destructive techniques for in-situ radiological characterization of nuclear facilities to be dismantled

This paper reports on the state-of-the-art of the main non-destructive assay (NDA) techniques usually used for in-situ radiological characterization of nuclear facilities subject to a decommissioning programme. For the sake of clarity and coherence, they have been classified as environmental radiati...

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Published inNuclear engineering and technology Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 3491 - 3504
Main Authors Amgarou, Khalil, Herranz, Margarita
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021
Elsevier
한국원자력학회
Subjects
In-situ radiological characterisation
Non-destructive techniques
Nuclear decommissioning
원자력공학
In-situ radiological characterisation
Non-destructive techniques
Nuclear decommissioning
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ISSN1738-5733
2234-358X
DOI10.1016/j.net.2021.05.031

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Summary:This paper reports on the state-of-the-art of the main non-destructive assay (NDA) techniques usually used for in-situ radiological characterization of nuclear facilities subject to a decommissioning programme. For the sake of clarity and coherence, they have been classified as environmental radiation monitoring, surface contamination measurements, gamma spectrometry, passive neutron counting and radiation cameras. Particular mention is also made here to the various challenges that each of these techniques must currently overcome, together with the formulation of some proposals for a potential evolution in the future.
ISSN:1738-5733
2234-358X
DOI:10.1016/j.net.2021.05.031