An Overview of Emerging Nuclear Sensor Technologies: Challenges, Advancements and Applications
Nuclear sensors are essential for detecting and measuring nuclear radiation in various applications, including nuclear power plants, medical imaging, and environmental monitoring. Traditional nuclear sensors have served these fields for decades, but recent advancements in emerging sensor technologie...
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| description | Nuclear sensors are essential for detecting and measuring nuclear radiation in various applications, including nuclear power plants, medical imaging, and environmental monitoring. Traditional nuclear sensors have served these fields for decades, but recent advancements in emerging sensor technologies offer novel improvements in accuracy, sensitivity, and reliability. This review presents an up-to-date overview of recent progress in the advancements of nuclear sensor technologies, their diverse applications, challenges in implementation, and opportunities for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-16a5c3908e914030ba0d7d0dfe40aa012025-08-20T02:04:34ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-02-01155233810.3390/app15052338An Overview of Emerging Nuclear Sensor Technologies: Challenges, Advancements and ApplicationsJohannes Huurman0Kunal Mondal1Oscar Martinez2Department of Mathematics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USANuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USANuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USANuclear sensors are essential for detecting and measuring nuclear radiation in various applications, including nuclear power plants, medical imaging, and environmental monitoring. Traditional nuclear sensors have served these fields for decades, but recent advancements in emerging sensor technologies offer novel improvements in accuracy, sensitivity, and reliability. This review presents an up-to-date overview of recent progress in the advancements of nuclear sensor technologies, their diverse applications, challenges in implementation, and opportunities for future research.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/5/2338nuclear sensoradvanced manufacturingnuclear power plantenvironmental monitoringmedical imaging |
| spellingShingle | Johannes Huurman Kunal Mondal Oscar Martinez An Overview of Emerging Nuclear Sensor Technologies: Challenges, Advancements and Applications Applied Sciences nuclear sensor advanced manufacturing nuclear power plant environmental monitoring medical imaging |
| title | An Overview of Emerging Nuclear Sensor Technologies: Challenges, Advancements and Applications |
| title_full | An Overview of Emerging Nuclear Sensor Technologies: Challenges, Advancements and Applications |
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| title_short | An Overview of Emerging Nuclear Sensor Technologies: Challenges, Advancements and Applications |
| title_sort | overview of emerging nuclear sensor technologies challenges advancements and applications |
| topic | nuclear sensor advanced manufacturing nuclear power plant environmental monitoring medical imaging |
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