1. Evaluation of neutron flux and fission rate distributions inside the JSI TRIGA Mark II reactor using multiple in-core fission chambers
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Christophe Destouches, Luka Snoj, Damien Fourmentel, Loïc Barbot, Tanja Goričanec, Anže Jazbec, Gašper Žerovnik, Jozef Stefan Institute [Ljubljana] (IJS), CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire) (CEA-DES (ex-DEN)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Laboratoire de Détection et de Caractérisation des Agents du Risque Environnemental (LDCAE), Département Etude des Réacteurs (DER), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)
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[PHYS.NUCL]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Theory [nucl-th] ,Fission chamber ,Fission ,Control rod ,Nuclear engineering ,TRIGA ,[PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex] ,010403 inorganic & nuclear chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,control rod movement ,Nuclear physics ,Neutron flux ,0103 physical sciences ,MCNP ,Nuclear Experiment ,neutron flux redistribution ,fission rate profile ,Physics ,fission chamber ,multiple in-core detectors ,PACS: 24.10.L, 28.20.-v ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,neutron flux profile ,Detector ,0104 chemical sciences ,Fission rate ,Nuclear Energy and Engineering ,Nuclear reactor core ,research reactor - Abstract
Within the bilateral project between the CEA Cadarache and the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) a wide variety of measurements using multiple fission chambers simultaneously inside the reactor core were performed. The fission rate axial profiles were measured at different positions in the reactor core and at different control rod configurations. A relative comparison of the calculated fission rates using the MCNP code and the measured fission rates was performed. In general the agreement between the measurements and calculations is good, with the deviations within the uncertainties. For better observation and understanding of the neutron flux redistribution due to the control rod movement, the neutron flux and fission rate had been calculated through the entire reactor core for different control rod configurations. The detector position with minimum signal variations due to the regulating and compensating control rod movement during normal operation was determined. The minimum variation is optimal in case we want to reliably determine the reactor power without influence of the regulating and compensating control rod positions.
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- 2018
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