We discuss a somewhat futuristic plan for a world network of enormous neutrino detec tors which may be employed for monitoring the activity of all reactors on earth Three or more cubic kilometer size instruments with sensitivity down to about MeV placed in the deep oceans or possibly lakes can record the electron anti neutrino uxes from reactors no matter where they reside Using known power lev...

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: − to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus t...

Since the first direct observations of antineutrino events by Reines and Cowan in the 1950's [1], nuclear reactors have been an important tool in the study of neutrino properties. More recently, the study of neutrino oscillations has been a very active area of research. The pioneering observation of oscillations by the KamLAND experiment has provided crucial information on the neutrino mixing m...

The sudden surge toward nuclear power throughout the world has given rise to some serious questions about its potential effect on many facets of our complex civilization. The social, economic, military, and geopolitical implications are staggering and far beyond the comprehension of most of us. Of immediate and practical concern to all, however, is the impact of nuclear power on our local envir...

Nuclear reactors are themost intenseman-made source of antineutrinos, providing a useful tool for the study of these particles. Oscillation due to the neutrinomixing angleθ13 is revealed by the disappearance of reactor νe over∼kmdistances. Use of additional identical detectors located near nuclear reactors reduce systematic uncertainties related to reactorνe emission and detector efficiency, si...

This paper is an attempt to outline the history of Swedish policies towards the energy system and to describe how the country’s economy dealt with management costs and accident risks of nuclear reactors. When reactors supply marginal electricity, nuclear power may provide electrical energy at low costs, as it has high investment costs but moderate personal costs and low fuel costs. The support ...

It is somewhat true that in most mainstream statistical literature the transition from inference to a formal decision model is seldom explicitly considered. Since the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) revolution in Bayesian statistics, focus has generally been on the development of novel algorithmic methods to enable comprehensive inference in a variety of applications, or to tackle realistic pro...

Several Member States of the Agency are considering introducing nuclear power to their energy mix for the first time. Although various technology options are available to these countries, selecting the most suitable nuclear reactor design requires not only a careful understanding of existing designs but also in-depth knowledge of country-specific needs, conditions and other considerations. To m...

In the first part of the report, we review various efforts that have been recently performed in the USA in the field of reactor health monitoring. They were carried out by different organizations and they addressed different issues related to the safety of nuclear reactors. Among other aspects, we present technical issues related to the design of a self-diagnostic monitoring system for the next...

The Daya Bay reactor antineutrino experiment is designed to make a precision measurement of the neutrino mixing angle θ13, and recently made the definitive discovery of its nonzero value. It utilizes a set of eight, functionally identical antineutrino detectors to measure the reactor flux and spectrum at baselines of ∼ 300 2000m from the Daya Bay and Ling Ao Nuclear Power Plants. The Daya Bay a...