Publications List
Here is a selection of our publications from 2016-2024
2024
- A new ground level neutron monitor for space weather assessment
Authors: M. Aspinall, T. Alton, C. Binnersley, S. Bradnam, S. Croft, M. Joyce, D. Mashao, L. Packer, T. Turner, J. Wild
Nature, 25 March, 2024 - Use of a commercial neutron counting module to validate neutron-particle transport code simulation of a new cosmic radiation neutron monitor design
Authors: M. Aspinall, T. Alton, C. Binnersley, S. Bradnam, S. Croft, M. Joyce, D. Mashao, L. Packer, T. Turner, J. Wild
Science Direct, 6 May, 2024 - Ground-level neutron monitoring survey over the United Kingdom
Authors: D. Mashao, T. Alton, C. Binnersley, S. Bradnam, S. Croft, M. Joyce, L. Packer, T. Turner, J. Wild, M. Aspinall
EGU General Assembly 2024, 14-19 April, 2024, Vienna, Austria
2022
- In Situ Object Counting System (ISOCS™) Technique: Cost-Effective Tool for geometrical radiation efficiency calculation － its verification with an Eu-152 standard source measurement and MCNP calculations.
Authors: T. Umano, M. Isse, Y. Nagai, A. Suzuki, V. Tran
FDR2022 conference, 14-16 Nov, 2022, J-Village, Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - Current Technologies For Tritium Monitoring In Gas And New Development During The M IONIX – TGN Development Project.
Authors: V. Tran, H. Lefebvre
FDR2022 conference, 14-16 Nov, 2022, J-Village, Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - Effects of efficiency correlations and intensity uncertainties on interference correction for gamma spectrometry.
Authors: H. Persson, T. Anderson, J. Kirkpatrick, K. Phillips
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 23 Aug, 2022, 331:5153-5160 - Spectroscopic noble gas stack monitor with continuous unattended operation and analysis.
Authors: J. Zickefoose, J. Burnett, H. Persson, B. Huckins, T. Anderson, W. Mueller, B. Oggini, T. Jokerst, F. Bronson
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Spectroscopic noble gas stack monitor with continuous unattended operation and analysis.
Authors: J. Zickefoose, J. Burnett, H. Persson, B. Huckins, T. Anderson, W. Mueller, B. Oggini, T. Jokerst, F. Bronson
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Quantifying water in spent fuel assemblies with neutrons: A simulation-based approach.
Authors: C. Binnersley, S.F. Ashley, P. Chard, A. Lansdell, G. O’Brien, P. Shaughnessy, M.J. Joyce
Progress in Nuclear Energy, Volume 145, March 2022, 104110 - Modelling Methodologies and Applications for use in Calibrating and Defining Measurement and Uncertainty Parameters in Non-Destructive Assay Systems.
Authors: G. White, C. Wilkins, A. Gallozzi Ulmann, P.Chard
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 6 - 10 March 2022. - MicroGe™ Detector: Latest Development for High Flux and In-situ Measurement.
Authors: S. Philips, D. Ralet, J. Massero, M. Ginsz, V. Marian, N. Brocard, J.-B. Legras
Poster at the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 6 - 10 March 2022.
2021
- Peak Area Consistency Evaluation in Gamma Spectrometry.
Authors: H. Persson, K. Phillips
EPJ Web Conf. Volume 253, 2021 ANIMMA 2021 – Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications - Fast, accurate and simple modelling of complex objects with Innovative ISOCS-based service tool for cost-effective waste management.
Authors: L. Leong, E. Tischenbach, J. Beaujoin and P. Chard.
Poster presented at IAEA conference: “Radioactive Waste Management, Solutions for a Sustainable Future”, 1-5 November 2021 - Performance Results of Isotopic Analysis Using the Aegis.
Authors: D. Sullivan, M. Villani
2021 INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Aug 30th - Sep 2nd, 2021 - ISOCS–Based Extended in Situ Gamma Spectrometry Services Tool SuperISOCS for Waste Measurements.
Authors: L. Leong, P. Chard, S. Philips, J. Beaujoin, D. Sullivan, C. Binnersley, M. Rushby, P. Couturier.
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2021. - Characterization of Two Mobile High Efficiency Neutron Counters for the Assay of Scrap Plutonium.
Authors: J. M. Kirkpatrick, J. Zickefoose, B. Oginni, S. Philips, P. McClay, R. Mowry, and M. Villani
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2021. - Shielding Materials for Low Radioactive Background Projects.
Authors: K. Pushkin and M. Villani
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2021. - A Fully Automated Box Counter System for Waste Assay Measurements.
Authors: A. Patil, J. Kirkpatrick, C. Binnersley, S. Philips, J. Lagana, P. Mcclay
Poster and Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2021. - Waste Assay Measurements with Mirion’s Automated Gamma Box Counter System.
Authors: A. Patil, J. Kirkpatrick, C. Binnersley, S. Philips, J. Lagana, P. Mcclay, M. Villani
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2021. - ISOCS–Based Extended in Situ Gamma Spectrometry Services Tool SuperISOCS for Waste Measurements-21092
Authors: L. Leong, P. Chard
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2021.
2020
- Radiological characterisation in view of nuclear reactor decommissioning: on-site benchmarking exercise of a biological shield.
Authors: D. Petroka*, M. Villani*, X. Ducoux*, S. Philips*
Progress in Nuclear Energy, Elsevier, 2020 - ISOCS–Based Extended In Situ Gamma Spectrometry Services Tool SuperISOCS for Waste Measurements
Authors: L. Leong**, P. Chard*, S. Philips***, J. Beaujoin**, D. Sullivan***, C. Binnersley*, R. Martin*
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 8 – 12 March, 2020.
2019
- Development of In-Situ non-destructive assay techniques for improving accuracy of nuclear material characterisation.
Author: P. Chard
INMM-ESARDA conference, 8 October, Tokyo, Japan - Implementation of an MDA Algorithm with Systematic Uncertainties.
Authors: J.M. Kirkpatrick, P. McClay, L. Bourva, A. Joseph, P. Chard, J. Singh, G. White, C. Wilkins
Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, California, USA, 14-18 July 2019. - Non Destructive Assay (NDA) for Characterization of Spent Fuel Debris at Fukushima.
Author: P. Chard
FDR2019 conference, 24-26 May, 2019, J-Village, Naraha, Fukushima, Japan - A Gamma Assay System for Characterizing Excavated Soil with High 137Cs and 90Sr Contamination.
Authors: J. M. Kirkpatrick, D. Sullivan, J. Lagana, P. McClay, S. Gailey, M. F. Villani, S. Philips, and S. Stanfield
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, March, 2019. - Use of an ISOCS-based Waste Assay System for Decommissioning Waste at Trawsfynydd.
Authors: T. Akhtar, G. Price, J. Singh, G. White, C. Wilkins, T. Williams
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 3-9 March, 2019.
2018
- Correlation effects in gamma spectroscopy efficiency calibrations and their impact on activity and uncertainty quantification.
Authors: J. Kirkpatrick, T. Anderson, B. Oginni, H. Persson, K. Phillips
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2018) 318:641–647; - A Portable Quantitative High-Resolution Gamma System for Waste, D&D, and Emergency Measurements.
Authors: F. Bronson, P. Chard
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 18 - 22 March, 2018. - Development of Non Destructive Assay Approach for Characterization of Spent Fuel Debris at Fukushima.
Authors: Christophe Berard, P. Chard, X. Ducoux, A. Gallozzi Ulmann, H. Jäderström, L. Leong, H. Lefebvre, M. Rushby, M. Villani.
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 18 - 22 March, 2018. - Combined Assay Systems for the Characterisation of Historical ILW at of the Dounreay Shaft and Silo.
Authors: L. Bourva, P. Young, C. Wilkins, R. Gunn, P. Chard, C. McIntosh, J. Singh
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 18 - 22 March, 2018.
2017
- Benefits Of Remote Monitoring Of A Hybrid K-Edge Densitometer (HKED) System Using Client-Server Software.
Authors: M. Villani, S. Philips, P. McClay, D. Nakazawa, P. Rouleau
Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Indian Wells, California, USA, 16-20 June 2017 - Further Development of an ISOCS-based Advanced In-situ Gamma Spectrometry Services Tool for Measurements of Large Containers.
Authors: L. Bourva, P. Chard, R. Lester, M. Rushby, J. Singh, N. Vasilev
Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Indian Wells, California, USA, 16-20 June 2017 - Qualification of the Canberra Tomographic Gamma Scanner for the Measurement of Plutonium Waste.
Authors: J . M. Kirkpatrick, S. Smith, S. Philips, D. Nakazawa, L. Tondut
Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Indian Wells, California, USA, 16-20 June 2017 - Investigation of the Measurement Capabilities of an Advanced In Situ Gamma Spectrometry Services.
Authors: L. Bourva, P. Chard, B. Vendittozzi, T. Kirk, X. Ducoux, G. Ilie, H. Jäderström, W. Mueller, J. Singh.
Proceedings of the 39th ESARDA Symposium on Safeguards & Nuclear Material Management, Dusseldorf, Germany, 16-18 May 2017. ISSN 1831-9424 - Recent Advancements in Tomographic Gamma Scanning for Non-Destructive Assay.
Authors: D. Nakazawa, J. M. Kirkpatrick, S. K. Smith, L. Tondut, P. McClay, D. Petroka, M. Villani, X. Ducoux, S. Philips, B. Oginni
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5 - 9 March, 2017. - The Impacts of Source Location in Tomographic Gamma Scanning.
Authors: J. M. Kirkpatrick, D. Nakazawa, S. K. Smith, L. Tondut, P. McClay, D. Petroka, M. Villani, X. Ducoux, S. Philips, B. Oginni
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5 - 9 March, 2017. - Self-Absorption Corrections for Plutonium Measurements With the Tomographic Gamma Scanner.
Authors: J. M. Kirkpatrick, D. Nakazawa, S. K. Smith, L. Tondut, P. McClay, D. Petroka, M. Villani, X. Ducoux, S. Philips, B. Oginni
Poster & Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5 - 9 March, 2017. - High Resolution Scanning Configurations for the Canberra Tomographic Gamma Scanner.
Authors: J. M. Kirkpatrick, D. Nakazawa, S. K. Smith, L. Tondut, P. McClay, D. Petroka, M. Villani, X. Ducoux, S. Philips
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5 - 9 March, 2017. - Further development of an ISOCS – based Advanced In Situ Gamma Spectrometry Services Tool for waste measurements.
Authors: B. Vendittozzi, L. Bourva, P. Chard, X. Ducoux, G. Ilie, H. Jäderström, T. Kirk, W. Mueller
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5-9 March, 2017. - Second Validation Testing of Canberra-Obayashi Mobile type TruckScan Pre-production Unit.
Authors: A. Suzuki, F. Bronson, M. Noda *, N. Takada *, K. Yamasaki *, K. Yoshimoto * *Obayashi Corp.
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5-9 March, 2017. - Mathematical Calibration of Modular Plastic Scintillators for Various Assay Applications.
Authors: J. Zickefoose, F. Bronson, H. Jaderstrom and B. Oginni
Proceedings of the Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 5-9 March, 2017.
2015
- Performance of a low activity beta-sensitive 90Sr water monitor.
Authors: J. Zickefoose, F. Bronson, G. Ilie, H. Jaderstrom, R. Venkataraman
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 29 Sep, 2015, 307:1819-1824