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The angra project: monitoring nuclear reactors with antineutrino detectors

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posted on 2023-06-10, 01:46 authored by J C Anjos, A F Barbosa, Thiago Sogo BezerraThiago Sogo Bezerra, P Chimenti, L F G Gonzalez, E Kemp, M A Leigui De Oliveira, H P Lima, R M Lima, H Nunokawa
We present the status of the Angra Neutrino project, describing the development of an antineutrino detector aimed at monitoring nuclear reactor activity. The experiment will take place at the Brazilian nuclear power plant located in Angra dos Reis. The Angra II reactor, with 4 GW of thermal power, will be used as a source of antineutrinos. A water Cherenkov detector will be placed above ground in a commercial container outside the reactor containment, about 30 m from the reactor core. With a detector of one ton scale a few thousand antineutrino interactions per day are expected. We intend, in a first step, to use the measured neutrino event rate to monitor the on-off status and the thermal power delivered by the reactor. In addition to the safeguards issues the project will provide an alternative tool to have an independent measurement of the reactor power.

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  • Published

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Journal

AIP Conference Proceedings

ISSN

0094-243X

Publisher

AIP

Issue

1

Volume

1222

Page range

427-430

Event name

NEUTRINO FACTORIES, SUPERBEAMS, AND BETA BEAMS: 11th International Workshop on Neutrino Factories, Superbeams and Beta Beams—NuFact09

Event location

Chicago, Illinois

Event type

conference

Event date

20–25 July 2009

ISBN

9780735407633

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2021-11-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-11-16

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