Nuclear instrumentation in VENUS-F
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Abstract
VENUS-F is a fast zero power reactor with 30 wt% U fuel and Pb/Bi as a coolant simulator. Depending on the experimental configuration, various neutron spectra(fast, epithermal, and thermal islands)are present. This paper gives a review of the nuclear instrumentation that is applied for reactor control and in a large variety of physics experiments. Activation foils and fission chambers are used to measure spatial neutron flux profiles, spectrum indices, reactivity effects (with positive period and compensation method or the MSM method) and kinetic parameters (with the Rossi-alpha method).Fission chamber calibrations are performed in the standard irradiation fields of the BR1 reactor (prompt fission neutron spectrum and Maxwellian thermal neutron spectrum).
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Subtitle of host publication | 5th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications - ANIMMA 2017 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 170 |
| Edition | 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2018 |
| Event | 2017 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications: International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications - Palais des Congrès, Liège, Belgium Duration: 19 Jun 2017 → 23 Jun 2017 https://www.epj-conferences.org/annima-2017 |
Publication series
| Name | EPJ Web of Conferences |
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| Publisher | EDP Sciences |
| ISSN (Print) | 2100-014X |
Conference
| Conference | 2017 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications |
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| Country/Territory | Belgium |
| City | Liège |
| Period | 2017-06-19 → 2017-06-23 |
| Other | Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications. Application fields: Fundamental physics; Fusion diagnostics and technology; Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems; Research reactors; Nuclear fuel cycle; Decommissioning, dismantling and remote handling; Safeguards, homeland security; Severe accident monitoring; Environmental and medical sciences; Education, training and outreach |
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Keywords
- VENUS-F, fast reactor, Instrumentation, neutron detector, fission chamber
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