Applied Antineutrino Physics 2006 Workshop

AAP 2006 showcased ongoing efforts worldwide to exploit the unique features of antineutrinos for cooperative monitoring of reactors. International experts in both antineutrino detection and nonproliferation participated, providing up-to-date technical and policy guidance about the integration of antineutrino detectors into nonproliferation regimes.

We expected that the balance between nonproliferation and technical expertise would provide the community with a realistic framework for future work. With this aim in mind, conference attendees developed a white paper to summarize the state-of-the-art in applied antineutrino detection and chart a course for further developments in this burgeoning field.

Dates: September 24–26, 2006

Location: Wente Vineyards, Livermore, California, USA

Presentations

Download AAP 2006 Preliminary Agenda

Monday, September 25

Title Presenter

INTRODUCTION to SAFEGUARDS and COOPERATIVE MONITORING (Session 1-1)

Workshop Overview A. Bernstein, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Introduction to IAEA Safeguards B. Boyer, Los Alamos National Laboratory
International Cooperative Monitoring for Reactors G. Baldwin, Sandia National Laboratories

CURRENT and PLANNED COOPERATIVE MONITORING EFFORTS (Session 1-2)

Antineutrino Detector Development for Safeguards in Russia M. Skorokhvatov, Kurchatov Institute
Antineutrino Detector Development for Safeguards at SNL / LLNL N. Bowden, Sandia National Laboratories
Antineutrino Detector Overview of Safeguards Work in the Double Chooz Collaboration M. Cribier, Saclay / DAPNIA
DAPNIA Safeguards Detector Concept T. Lasserre, DAPNIA
Angra Safeguards Detector J. Anjos, CBPF, Brazil
Performance Comparisons of Safeguard Detector Designs D. Reyna, Argonne National Laboratory

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT for NEAR FIELD MONITORING (Session 1-3)

Coherent Scatter Detection J. Collar, University of Chicago
Alternative Designs for Inverse Beta Detection J. Lund, Sandia National Laboratories

Tuesday, September 26

Title Presenter

ANTINEUTRINO SPECTRAL MODELING and EXPERIMENTS (Session 2-1)

The Effect of Fuel Composition on Neutrino Spectra A. Hayes-Sterbenz, Los Alamos National Laboratory
A Comparison of Antineutrino Spectra Among PWRs G. Horton-Smith, Kansas State University
ILL Experiments for Improved Spectral Measurements M. Fallot, SUBATECH

INTEGRATION of ANTINEUTRINO DETECTORS into NONPROLIFERATION REGIMES (Session 2-2)

Global Nuclear Explosion Monitoring J. Zucca, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Quantifying the Impact of Antineutrino Detection on IAEA Safeguards Using the LISSAT Framework H. Lambert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

FAR FIELD DETECTION STUDIES and EXPERIMENTS (Session 2-3)

Systems Study for Long Range Detection G. Guillian, Queens University
KamLAND & KASKA Prototype F. Suekane, Tohoku University
A Deep Ocean Anti-Neutrino Observatory J. Learned, University of Hawaii

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT for FAR FIELD DETECTION (Session 2-4)

Advanced Photodetection Concepts D. Ferenc, University of California, Davis
Water-based Antineutrino Detection M. Vagins, University of California, Irvine

APPLICATIONS OF NEUTRINO DETECTION TECHNOLOGY to OTHER NONPROLIFERATION PROBLEMS and OTHER FIELDS (Session 2-5)

Physics Impact of Applied Antineutrino Detector Development G. Gratta, Stanford University
Overview of Other Nonproliferation Impacts of Antineutrino Detector Development A. Bernstein, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Contact

For additional information about this workshop, send an email to bernstein3 [at] llnl.gov (Adam Bernstein).