Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear transmutation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-02
2007-10-02
Palabrica, Ricardo J. (Department: 3663)
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear transmutation
C376S170000, C376S257000, C250S390010, C250S363010
Reexamination Certificate
active
10821658
ABSTRACT:
A method and a system for detecting the presence of special nuclear materials in a container. The system and its method include irradiating the container with an energetic beam, so as to induce a fission in the special nuclear materials, detecting the gamma rays that are emitted from the fission products formed by the fission, to produce a detector signal, comparing the detector signal with a threshold value to form a comparison, and detecting the presence of the special nuclear materials using the comparison.
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Norman Eric B.
Prussin Stanley G.
Berkeley Lawrence
Caron R'Sue P.
National Laboratory
Palabrica Ricardo J.
The Regents of the University of California
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