Published June 22, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Small Reactor for Semiconductor Production by Neutron Transmutation Doping

  • 1. Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-N1-19, Ookayama Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan)

Description

New concept of small size nuclear reactor is proposed for Neutron Transmutation Doping (NTD). The reactor core consists of conventional PWR type fuel elements with light water moderator/coolant unlike conventional research reactors. Graphite reflector is employed for large neutron irradiation volume. Silicon ingots are put into the reflector region for irradiation. Neutronic analysis results show that this concept has possibility to product large amount of silicon ingots which have large diameter. An optimal reactor design and its performance are shown as a result of analysis in the paper.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1244
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 15-18
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
2. international conference on advances in nuclear science and engineering 2009
Acronym
ICANSE 2009
Dates
3-4 Nov 2009
Place
Bandung (Indonesia)

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(c) 2010 American Institute of Physics