1–5 Jun 2026
Europe/Budapest timezone

Development of Cosmic-Ray Muon Imaging for Levee Safety Assessment Using Nuclear Emulsions

4 Jun 2026, 11:35
15m
Talk Civil Engineering and Industrial Applications Civil Engineering and Industrial Applications

Speaker

Dr Nobuko Kitagawa (Nagoya University)

Description

We have previously revealed the internal structures of nuclear reactors and pyramids using cosmic-ray muon imaging with nuclear emulsions. In this study, we aim to apply this technique to levees and to establish a new method for levee safety assessment by visualizing the internal material distribution. In this presentation, we report the current status of the analysis of observational data collected over a two-year period starting in 2021, and discuss the issues associated with the current detector configuration as well as a new observation scheme proposed on the basis of these findings.

Authors

Prof. Kunihiro Morishima (Nagoya University) Dr Nobuko Kitagawa (Nagoya University)

Co-authors

Prof. Hiroyasu Yasuda (The University of Tokyo) Prof. Yutaka Fukumoto (Okayama University)

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