{"id":7429,"date":"2023-07-19T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T18:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/?page_id=7429"},"modified":"2023-07-27T13:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:35:43","slug":"pfn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/pfn\/","title":{"rendered":"PFN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7429\" class=\"elementor elementor-7429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b433fda elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b433fda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d1ade9\" data-id=\"4d1ade9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6328773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6328773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PFN (Prompt Fission Neutron) Technology<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aecaaf elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aecaaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eee88de\" data-id=\"eee88de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf9cd24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf9cd24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0671b45\" data-id=\"0671b45\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b9fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b9fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is it?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d556c22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d556c22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be1b850\" data-id=\"be1b850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076305b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"076305b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Prompt Fission Neutron is a logging technology used for assaying uranium mineralization around a borehole. PFN technologies have played an important part in discovering, and bringing to production, some of the best uranium deposits in the world.<\/li><li>For years, the primary method of uranium logging has been the detection of gamma radiation, however, a conventional gamma log of a formation in disequilibrium will produce an incorrect estimate of the uranium in the deposit. PFN technology solves this issue by instead using neutron activation to detect uranium in drill holes.<\/li><li>The recovery and analysis of core samples is both expensive and time consuming and often is used only to confirm the presence of uranium indicated by significant natural gamma radiation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4880008\" data-id=\"4880008\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4590bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b4590bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/VIDEO-2023-06-06-09-11-24-1.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/nuclear-notes-16-preview.jpg\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97ae1d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97ae1d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39adf8e\" data-id=\"39adf8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd4a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efd4a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Is It A Competitive Advantage?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be18d0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be18d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The use and ownership of PFN technology provides enCore with a clear competitive advantage by providing the ability to perform real-time assays for uranium that cannot be achieved using conventional logging, coring, and assay methods. This technology is unavailable to many other uranium exploration and development companies.<\/li><li>The PFN equipment and supporting technology owned by enCore includes:<ul><li>Associated proprietary intellectual property, including all internal details of the tools, circuit board diagrams, firmware code, software, manuals and instructions.<\/li><li>The sole right to utilize the license of the PFN technology globally.<\/li><li>PFN downhole wireline probes.<\/li><li>Gamma downhole wireline probes with single point resistivity, spontaneous potential and deviation.<\/li><li>Heavy-duty logging trucks with logging and associated equipment.<\/li><li>Power supplies, computers, communication equipment, and other technology.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2c979a elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2c979a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a104559\" data-id=\"a104559\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73c6904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73c6904\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64270f6\" data-id=\"64270f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f81725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f81725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Does it Work?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ddec1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ddec1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1b53e7\" data-id=\"a1b53e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ebf24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84ebf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>The PFN tool creates very fast neutrons (14MeV) and fires 108 neutrons per second into the formation.<\/li>\n \t<li>The neutrons emitted by the PFN tool excite, at an atomic level, in-situ uranium atoms surrounding the drill hole, inducing fission creating fast (epithermal) neutrons and slow (thermal) neutrons.<\/li>\n \t<li>The ratio of epithermal to thermal neutrons is specific for uranium, allowing the U<sub>3<\/sub>O<sub>8<\/sub> ore grade to be accurately calculated.<\/li>\n \t<li>This provides a relatively inexpensive and instantaneous means to accurately assay in-situ ore grades over large areas, and allows for accurate orebody mapping, resource estimation, and wellfield planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52cc1a\" data-id=\"c52cc1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72324e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"72324e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/encoreuranium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PFN-truck-video.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a78575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a78575\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a63da91\" data-id=\"a63da91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91dd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f91dd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3160f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3160f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Cost:<\/strong> PFN provides a significant advantage to extracting uranium by reducing costs associated with uranium exploration, delineation, and production drilling.<\/li><li><strong>Time:<\/strong> the much shorter observation time of the PFN method offers the possibility of faster, real-time assay logging as opposed to conventional gamma logging and coring techniques.<\/li><li><strong>Accuracy<\/strong>: without PFN, it is easy to miss large areas of high-grade uranium resources within a deposit if under disequilibrium.<\/li><li><strong>Dealing with disequilibrium: <\/strong>Many young uranium deposits in the U.S have a certain degree of disequilibrium, meaning the radioactivity measured in drill holes using both traditional total gamma and spectral gamma methods does not accurately correspond to ore grade. Without accurate in-situ measurement of uranium, significant high-grade ore has been missed using conventional downhole logging techniques. PFN technology solves this issue by instead using neutron activation to directly detect uranium in drill holes.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612380f elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"612380f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cPFN technology is far superior to traditional downhole gamma measurements where an array of different elements emits a collective gamma signature which may or may not correlate well with the actual uranium content.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Paul Goranson<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd523db elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd523db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c81b8\" data-id=\"34c81b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c501c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c501c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81a19c5\" data-id=\"81a19c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0705a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0705a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512527a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512527a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the hope of eliminating problems associated with conventional logging techniques, alternative methods of direct detection of uranium were made as early as 1961 and in October 1974, under contract with the U. S. Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) field off ice in Grand Junction, Colorado, Sandia Laboratories began the first phase of a project to evaluate the PFN technique. Field evaluation of the prototype PFN system began in January 1976.\u00a0 Both Sandia Laboratories and Mobil R&amp;D in south Texas further developed and refined the PFN system during the mid to late 1970\u2019s.\u00a0 During the 1980\u2019s, the technologies were refined and methods for calibrating the results for subsurface conditions were designed.\u00a0 The US Patents for the PFN expired in 1999, and the PFN system was subsequently developed for commercial use by GeoInstruments, Inc., and its successors. enCore currently owns the rights to this technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PFN (Prompt Fission Neutron) Technology What is it? Prompt Fission Neutron is a logging technology used for assaying uranium mineralization around a borehole. PFN technologies have played an important part in discovering, and bringing to production, some of the best uranium deposits in the world. 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