Published 2009
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Neutronic modeling and thermal neutron flux measurement of the MCR6 rod in the NRU reactor
Description
The six-barrel Multiple-Capsule Water Cooled Rods (MCR6) in the NRU reactor have been used to produce isotopes such as I-131 and Ir-192. This paper describes the modeling of the MCR6 rods and the simulation method used to predict the neutron fluxes. The sensitivity of various radioisotope loadings of MCR6 rods upon flux and power perturbations of neighbouring rods is investigated. This paper also presents the results of thermal neutron flux measurements in one of the MCR6 rods from gold wire detectors using the neutron activation technique. The measured fluxes match very well with the simulated fluxes, within ±2%. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Canadian Nuclear Society
- Imprint Place
- Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- ISBN
- 0-919784-95-X
- Imprint Title
- New nuclear frontiers. 30th annual Canadian Nuclear Society conference and 33rd CNS/CNA student conference
- Imprint Pagination
- 275 Megabytes
- Journal Page Range
- [12 p.]
Conference
- Title
- 30. annual canadian nuclear society conference; 33. CNS/CNA student conference
- Dates
- 31 May - 3 Jun 2009
- Place
- Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 41007205
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL RODS; IODINE 131; IRIDIUM 192; ISOTOPES; NRU REACTOR; SIMULATION; THERMAL NEUTRONS; WATER
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DATA; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUEL ELEMENTS; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODINE ISOTOPES; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; ISOTOPES; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
Optional Information
- Notes
- 6 refs., 4 tabs., 4 figs.