Reactor Monitoring with Neutrinos

TL;DR

This paper explores the potential of using neutrino detection for non-intrusive, automatic monitoring of nuclear reactors, which could enhance nuclear safeguards and reactor management.

Contribution

It highlights recent advances in neutrino physics enabling practical reactor monitoring and discusses ongoing global efforts in this application.

Findings

Neutrino detection can be used for reactor monitoring

Recent physics advances facilitate practical applications

Global efforts are underway for implementation

Abstract

The fundamental knowledge on neutrinos acquired in the recent years open the possibility of applied neutrino physics. Among it the automatic and non intrusive monitoring of nuclear reactor by its antineutrino signal could be very valuable to IAEA in charge of the control of nuclear power plants. Several efforts worldwide have already started.