Development of neutron source for nuclear power plant decommissioning

During the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, one of the most important opera-tions is the appropriate classification of radioactive waste. Radioactive waste from the operationcovers a wide range from low-level waste to high-level waste. In addition to the spent nuclearfuel, a significant part of radioactive waste consists of the components of the primary circuits,mainly the reactor pressure vessel and its components. For nuclear power plants, decommis-sioning waste management optimization is essential. In case of primary circuit, the optimizationis based on proper determination of its component activities. This paper presents the neutronsource development that is the first step of the waste management optimization process