DMNR: a granular system for monitoring of radioactive waste storage
INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Sud
On-line monitoring of short/medium term radioactive waste storage
Application of non-conventional detectors for decommissioning
7-Nov-2012: agreement signed between INFN and SOGIN for a DMNR application


Download the DMNR trailer for the European Researchers' Night
Overall Data Acquisition Scheme
A possible arrangement of fiber sensors around a drum
A prototype demonstrator platform constructed at LNS
Test performed with 3 horizontal fibers and a 2.7MBq gamma source
Test performed with 2 horizontal and 3 vertical fibers around a minidrum
X indicates the position of the 2.7MBq gamma source
A platform with 4 radwaste drums, equipped with 12 radiation sensors
installed at a SOGIN radwaste repository in Sessa Aurunca
3D virtual repository navigation
online real-time data display
scientific production
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at Neutron Detection and Related Applications (NDRA) International School, June 2016, Riva del Garda (IT)
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at END3 Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management Summit, February 2016, London (UK)
A.Pappalardo et al., Results in Physics 6 (2016) 12–13
A.Pappalardo et al., Nucl. Instr. Meth. A810 (2016) 6-13
L.Cosentino et al., Rev. Sci. Instr. 86 (2015) 073509
D.Henzlova et al., "Current Status of 3He Alternative Technologies for Nuclear Safeguards", prepared for NNSA-DOE and Euratom
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at the 3rd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics (ECM3), Aberdeen, July 2015
P.Finocchiaro et al., International Conference on the Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors: An Integrated Approach to the Back End of the Fuel Cycle, IAEA Vienna, June 2015
G.Vecchio, S.Scirè, et al., Int. Conf. on Computer Security in a Nuclear World, IAEA Vienna, June 2015
L.Cosentino et al., Rev. Sci. Instr. 86 (2015) 073509
P.Kavrigin et al., Nucl. Instr. Meth. A795 (2015) 88–91
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at theWorkshop on 3He Alternative Technologies for Nuclear Safeguards, Ispra, Nov 2014
S.M.Carturan et al., EPJPlus 129 (2014) 212
P.Finocchiaro, Lectures at the SNRI 2014 Advanced Detectors School, Catania
L.Cosentino, Lectures at the SNRI 2014 Advanced Detectors School, Catania
A.Pappalardo, Lectures at the SNRI 2014 Advanced Detectors School, Catania
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at NDRA International School, Riva del Garda, July 2014
P.Finocchiaro, Nuclear Physics News, 2014, v24, n3, (2014) 34
A.Pappalardo et al., Jou. Spec. Topics Quant. Electr., 2014 in print
P.Finocchiaro, talk given at Position Sensitive Neutron Detectors, Juelich 2-4 June 2014
A.Pappalardo et al., Optical Engineering 53(4)047102, April 2014
L.Cosentino, Invited Lecture at the MANTRA 2014 International School, Catania
P.Finocchiaro, talk given at the Incontro Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare 2014, Padova, 23-26 March 2014
P.Finocchiaro, invited lecture at the SARA 2014 International School, Hasselt
A.Pappalardo, talk given at the SPIE Photonic West OPTO conference, S.Francisco, 2-6 February 2014
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at the INFN-E Workshop, 14-15 Jan 2014, Genova
A.Pappalardo, talk given at the 3rd European Energy Conference, Budapest, 27-30 October 2013
P.Finocchiaro, talk given at the 3rd European Energy Conference, Budapest, 27-30 October 2013
L.Russo (winning a SIF award), presented at the 3rd European Energy Conference, Budapest, 27-30 October 2013
S.Scirè, talk given at the 6th International Workshop on the Application of FPGAs in NPPs, Kirovograd, 10-Oct-2013
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at the XCIX Congress of Italian Physical Society, 23-Sep-2013, Trieste
P.Finocchiaro et al., presented at the 1st SCINTILLA public workshop, Budapest, 12-Sep-2013
A.Pappalardo et al., talk given at RD13 - 11th International Conference on Large Scale Applications and Radiation Hardness of Semiconductor Detectors, July 2013
P.Finocchiaro, et al., Invited seminar at University of Milan 23-Apr-2013
M.Barbagallo et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum 84 (2013) 033503
P.Finocchiaro, invited lecture at the SARA 2013 International School, Prague
P.Finocchiaro et al., IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci., v59, n4 (2012) 1426-1431
P.Finocchiaro, in “Radioactive Waste: Sources, Types and Management”, Nova Science Publishers, 2012
P.Finocchiaro, invited lecture at the SARA 2012 International School, Juelich
A.Pappalardo et al., Nucl. Phys. B 215 (2011) 41-43
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk given at the Low Carbon Earth Summit (LCES) 2011, Dalian
L.Cosentino, talk given at the XXXV International Symposium "Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management", 2011, Buenos Aires
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at XCVII Congress of Italian Physics Society, 2011, L'Aquila
P.Finocchiaro et al., talk given at the 3rd International Nuclear Chemistry Congress, Terrasini 2011
P.Finocchiaro et al., talk given at ANIMMA 2011, Ghent
A.Pappalardo, presented at the 49th International Winter Meeting on Nuclear Physics, Bormio 2011
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at the Round Table on "Science and Technology for the solution of the Energy Supply Problems", Ekaterinburg 2010
P.Finocchiaro, invited talk at SSEM 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry, London
P.Finocchiaro et al., talk given at SSD16 2010, Sydney
M.Barbagallo et al., Rev. Sci. Instr. 81 (2010) 093503
P.Finocchiaro et al., NIM A652 (2011) 143-145
M.Barbagallo et al., NIM A652 (2011) 355-358
P.Finocchiaro, invited seminar at University of California Los Angeles 2010
A.Pappalardo et al., presented at IPRD 2010
P.Finocchiaro et al., presented at SORMA 2010
P.Finocchiaro et al., presented at DNDO workshop 2010
A.Pappalardo et al., presented at E2C European Energy Conference 2010
V.Bellini, M.Capogni, V.Febbraro, and P.Finocchiaro, Appl. Rad. and Isot. 68 (2010) 1320
P.Finocchiaro et al., Nucl. Phys. B197 (2009) 35 Proc. Supp.
M.Capogni, presented at ICRM 2009, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, September 2009
A.Pappalardo et al., presented at ANIMMA 2009
L.Cosentino et al., presented at ICENES 2009
L.Cosentino et al., presented at IPRD 2008
C.Greco, upper level (master) Thesis (2015)
S.Grillo, upper level (master) Thesis (2015)
R.Alvano, upper level (master) Thesis (2014)
L.Russo, upper level (master) Thesis (2013)
F.Oliveri, first level Thesis (2013)
L.Curcuruto, upper level (master) Thesis (2012)
M.Campione, upper level (master) Thesis (2012)
S.Scirè, upper level (master) Thesis (2012)
C.Greco, first level Thesis (2011)
S.Grillo, first level Thesis (2011)
C.Scirè, upper level (master) Thesis (2011)
V.Finocchiaro, first level Thesis (2011)
G.Guardo, upper level (master) Thesis (2011)
V.Febbraro, upper level (master) Thesis (2009)
S.Scirè, LNS Stage final report (2009)
G.Greco, upper level (master) Thesis (2009)
M.Barbagallo, upper level (master) Thesis (2009)
people
Paolo Finocchiaro, staff LNS
Luigi Cosentino, staff LNS
Gianfranco Vecchio, INFN fellow
Alfio Pappalardo, (former INFN research fellow)
Sergio Scirè, (former INFN fellow)
Carlotta Scirè, (former INFN fellow)
Carmela Greco, (former master student)
Stefania Grillo, (former master student)
Riccardo Alvano (former master student)
Luca Russo (former master student)
Laura Curcuruto(former master student)
Maria Campione (former master student)
Marcello Sala(former student stage)
Fortunato Oliveri(former student stage)
Valentina Finocchiaro (former student stage)
Fabio Li Puma (former student stage)
Vincenzo Febbraro (formermaster student)
Giuseppe Greco (formermaster student)
Massimo Barbagallo (formermaster student)
Giovanni Guardo (formermaster student)
Claudio Calì, staff LNS (electronics)
Pietro Litrico, staff LNS (electronics)
Massimo Piscopo, staff LNS (mechanical design)
Giovanni De Luca, staff LNS (robotics)
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