Scintilla: A new international platform for the development, evaluation and benchmarking of technologies to detect radioactive and nuclear material

For Homeland Security, enhanced detection and identification of radioactive sources and nuclear material has become of increasing importance. The scintilla project aims at minimizing the risk of radioactive sources dissemination especially with masked and shielded material. SCINTILLA offers the capa...

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Published in:	2013 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors:	Sannie, G., Normand, S., Peerani, P., Tagziria, H., Friedrich, H., Chmel, S., De Vita, R., Pavan, M., Grattarola, M., Botta, E., Kovacs, A. S., Lakosi, L., Baumhauer, C., Equios, M., Petrossian, G., Picard, J. M., Dermody, G., Crossingham, G.
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01-06-2013
Subjects:	Benchmark testing Detectors Helium 3 Homeland security Isotopes Materials Neutron Neutrons Nuclear instrumentation Portals
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Summary:	For Homeland Security, enhanced detection and identification of radioactive sources and nuclear material has become of increasing importance. The scintilla project aims at minimizing the risk of radioactive sources dissemination especially with masked and shielded material. SCINTILLA offers the capacity to finding a reliable alternative to Helium-3 based detection systems since the gas which is predominantly used in nuclear safeguards and security applications has now become very expensive, rare and nearly unavailable. SCINTILLA benchmarks will be based on international standards. Radiation Portal testing being carried out at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Ispra (Italy).
DOI:	10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6728040