NEUP DE-FOA-0000613

We propose to establish the infrastructure for a modern nuclear instrumentation laboratory that will attract and instruct students in methods directly applicable to nuclear engineering and physics related applications. Specifically, laboratory will be used for hands on training of the skill sets appropriate for serving the nuclear power fleet, national labs, or technology based industries for the next generation. The emphasis will be on real time insrumentation using modern digital equipment.

According to the IAEA, about 40% of the worlds operating nuclear reactors have modernized their analog based instrumentation and control systems with digital technology.

http://www.aps.org/policy/reports/popa-reports/upload/Nuclear-Readiness-Report-FINAL-2.pdf

File:NUREG-CR-6992USNRC 2010 InsturnControlsinNucPowerPlantUpdate 2008.pdf

pg 22 recommendation 7.2 1b

Budget

Cost	Description
$50k	Target (Valeriia)
$30k	Target Enclosure (Valeriia)
$20k	beam monitors (FC Yujong)
$30k	GE fast and slow neutron detectors
$110 k	5 DAQ workstation enhancements ($10k NIM modules, $1k lemo cables, $12k VME module, $2k host computer)
$50 k	1 End Station DAQ system ($6k VME crate, $4k ROC, $3k trigger supervisor, $14k NIM modules, $1k cables, $20 k VME modules, $2k host computer,)

http://www.ge-mcs.com/en/nuclear-reactor-instrumentation.html

Classroom experiments

Scintillator based neutron detection (Dan)

ToF?

Identification of nuclei using gamma spectroscopy (Valeriia)

HpGE

Neutron detection using ionization chambers (Tony)

He-3 tubes, fission chambers

Solid state neutron detectors (Tony?)

Gadolinium

File:FOA NEUP 613 2012.pdf

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