Monitoring Akkuyu Nuclear Reactor Using Antineutrino Flux Measurement

TL;DR

This paper explores the use of antineutrino flux measurements with a water Cherenkov detector, simulated via Geant4, to monitor the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant's activity.

Contribution

It introduces a novel simulation-based design and optimization of a detector facility specifically for monitoring the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.

Findings

Detector design optimized through Geant4 simulations

Feasibility of antineutrino flux monitoring demonstrated

Initial design framework for a monitoring facility proposed

Abstract

We present a simulation-based study for monitoring Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant's activity using antineutrino flux originating from the reactor core. A water Cherenkov detector has been designed and optimization studies have been performed using Geant4 simulation toolkit. A first study for the design of a monitoring detector facility for Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is discussed in this paper.