Published September 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiation stability tests of the SMELS materials in the LVR-15 experimental reactor at Rez

  • 1. Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rez (Czech Republic). Nuclear Physics Inst.
  • 2. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Geel (Belgium). Inst. for Reference Materials and Meausrements
  • 3. Gent Univ. (Belgium). Lab. of Analytical Chemistry, Inst. for Nuclear Sciences

Description

Radiation stability of a set of three synthetic multielement standards (SMELS) designed for validation of k0-standardization in neutron activation analysis was tested by monitoring mass and element content changes following irradiation at a high neutron fluence rate (up to 9 x 1013 n x cm-2 x s-1) for stepwise increased periods of time. No mass changes were detected and for all the 26 elements investigated only a chlorine content loss was observed. Thus, radiation stability of the SMELS materials for the given purpose and their suitability for use also in high-power reactors was demonstrated. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
257
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 677-682
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

Conference

Title
3. International k_0-users Workshop
Dates
23-28 Sep 2001
Place
Bruges (Belgium)

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