the neutron spectrum determination of p-d 2 o generator by the dosimetry -foil method
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Nuclear Physics Institute of the ASCR Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of the CTU in Prague. The Neutron Spectrum Determination of p-D 2 O Generator by the Dosimetry -Foil Method. M. Štefánik *) , P. Bém, M. Honusek, K. Katovský, - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
M. Štefánik*), P. Bém, M. Honusek, K. Katovský, M. Majerle, J. Novák, and E. Šimečková
AER Working Group F – AER Working Group F – „„Spent Fuel Spent Fuel Transmutation“Transmutation“ and INPRO IAEA and INPRO IAEA CollaborativeCollaborative
Project SYNERGIESProject SYNERGIES
*) Department of Nuclear Reactions NPI ASCR, pri, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic
Department of Nuclear Reactors FNSPE CTU, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]
Goals of experiments Motivation Experimental equipment
◦ D2O-target station Activation method Measurement of p-D2O neutron spectrum
◦ Specification of experiments, set-up, results MCNPX calculations Conclusion
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Neutron spectrum determination of p-D2O generator ◦ Specification of neutron field characteristic in low
energy range◦ MCNPX model of heavy water target for direct
neutron beam
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IFMIF-like neutron spectrum simulation utilizing the NPI Cyclotron U-120M and NG-2 generator
Application of simulated IFMIF neutron field for testing Eurofer
Need for knowledge of neutron spectrum in whole energy range including the low energy part
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International Fusion Material Irradiation Facility
Accelerator driven neutron source Source reaction: d(40 MeV) + Li Spectrum mean energy of 14 MeV Testing of materials for fusion reactors
Deuteron beam
Neutron beam
Liquid Li
Chamber with samples
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Source of white neutron spectrum Mean energy of 14 MeV, spectrum
extending to 33 MeV In negative ion mode of acceleration
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Measurement of low-energy part of spectra (En < 4 MeV)
Two irradiation position Field deformed by samples and devices
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Proton (36 MeV) beam current of 8.4 µA 7 types of activation materials (Mn, Y, Mo,
In, Lu, Cd and Au)◦ From thermal to fast region
Nuclear γ-spectrometry technique
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21 activation reactions observed Spectrum unfolded by modified SAND-II
code EAF-2007 library, MCNPX input spectrum
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Parallel proton beam (Ep = 36 MeV) D2O layer, Si and PE plate Nuclear data library: LA-150h, ENDF/B-VII Input spectrum for SAND-II code
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Dosimetry foil activation method used for IFMIF-like neutron spectrum determination.
Spectral flux for energies less than 4 MeV relatively well known now.
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