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Sensitivity of seismically cued antineutrino detectors to nuclear explosions
Rachel Carr, Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, Adam Bernstein
We evaluate the sensitivity of large, gadolinium-doped water detectors to antineutrinos released by nuclear fission explosions, using updated signal and background models and takin…
Reactors as a source of antineutrinos: the effect of fuel loading and burnup for mixed oxide fuels
Adam Bernstein, Nathaniel Bowden, Anna Erickson
In a conventional light water reactor loaded with a range of uranium and plutonium-based fuel mixtures, the variation in antineutrino production over the cycle reflects both the in…
Detection of Anomalous Reactor Activity Using Antineutrino Count Rate Evolution Over the Course of a Reactor Cycle
Vera Bulaevskaya, Adam Bernstein
This paper analyzes the sensitivity of antineutrino count rate measurements to changes in the fissile content of civil power reactors. Such measurements may be useful in IAEA react…
Observation of Neutrons with a Gadolinium Doped Water Cerenkov Detector
S. Dazeley, A. Bernstein, N. S. Bowden +1
Spontaneous and induced fission in Special Nuclear Material (SNM) such as 235U and 239Pu results in the emission of neutrons and high energy gamma-rays. The multiplicities of and t…
Observation of the Isotopic Evolution of Pressurized Water Reactor Fuel Using an Antineutrino Detector
N. S. Bowden, A. Bernstein, S. Dazeley +3
By operating an antineutrino detector of simple design during several fuel cycles, we have observed long term changes in antineutrino flux that result from the isotopic evolution o…
Monitoring the Thermal Power of Nuclear Reactors with a Prototype Cubic Meter Antineutrino Detector
A. Bernstein, N. S. Bowden, A. Misner +1
In this paper, we estimate how quickly and how precisely a reactor's operational status and thermal power can be monitored over hour to month time scales, using the antineutrino ra…