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Non-proliferation is one of the key aspects of the safe use of nuclear energy. The legal framework on transport of nuclear material and other dual use technologies requires ways of control of its proper application. Verification of the cargo contents is one of such ways. Different methods can be applied. In this paper we discuss feasibility of the use cosmic muons for identification of materials transported in the sealed containers. The state-of-the-art in muon radiography is discussed. We present Monte Carlo based results on cargo material dependence of some observ-ables. Influence of the detector system performance and layout on the detection capabilities is discussed.
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Szeptycka, M., Szymański, P. (2009). Remarks on Muon Radiography. In: Begun, V., Jenkovszky, L.L., Polański, A. (eds) Progress in HighEnergy Physics and Nuclear Safety. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2287-5_31
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