Conveners
(F1-4) Nuclear Safety -DNP-DIAP / Sureté nucléaire - DPN-DPIA
- Cornelia Hoehr (TRIUMF)
Dr
Hussein Esam
(University of Regina)
20/06/2014, 08:45
Nuclear Physics / Physique nucléaire (DNP-DPN)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
'Source term' is an estimate of a particular type of radioactivity release following complete nuclear-reactor core meltdown. It is utilized to devise remedial actions to protect the public during such extreme emergency conditions. The source terms are classified by the time of release of radioactivity to the atmosphere due to reactor-containment failure after an accident. Specifically, S1...
Andrei Semenov
20/06/2014, 09:15
Nuclear Physics / Physique nucléaire (DNP-DPN)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are novel photo detectors that have great potential as an alternative to classical photomultipliers for many applications of nuclear physics as well as health and safety sectors. Our group has recently embarked into the development of modular and flexible detector solutions for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) detection arising from radioisotope uptake in...
Bryan van der Ende
(A)
20/06/2014, 09:30
Industrial and Applied Physics / Physique industrielle et appliquée (DIAP-DPIA)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Boron-coated straw detectors have been proposed for detection of contraband nuclear material, via neutron detection, at border crossings and ports of entry. Gas proportional counters filled with He-3 are the “gold standard” for detection of thermal neutrons. He-3 has a large cross-section (5330 barns) for the capture of thermal neutrons, while remaining insensitive to the detection of gamma...
Dr
Gang Li
(Atomic Energy of Canada Limited)
20/06/2014, 09:45
Nuclear Physics / Physique nucléaire (DNP-DPN)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Thermal neutron scattering cross section measurements on water are of great interest in both nuclear engineering and physics of liquid matter. In fission reactor design, high accuracy nuclear cross section data for moderator and coolant materials are essential to perform neutronic transport calculations. While in the physics of liquids, the motions of the liquid molecule can be deduced from...
Dr
Gang Li
(Atomic Energy of Canada Limited)
20/06/2014, 10:00
Industrial and Applied Physics / Physique industrielle et appliquée (DIAP-DPIA)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Neutron imaging is a non-destructive method for investigating objects in science, engineering and archaeological study. Tomography is an imaging technique which reconstructs the three-dimensional structure of the object. Because of the interaction properties of neutron with materials, neutron imaging often provides complementary information in related to X-ray imaging.
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