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- Title
EVALUATION OF THE NEUTRON SPECTRUM AND DOSE ASSESSMENT AROUND THE VENUS REACTOR.
- Authors
Coeck, Michèle; Vermeersch, Fernand; Vanhavere, Filip
- Abstract
An assessment of the neutron field near the VENUS reactor is made in order to evaluate the neutron dose to the operators, particularly in an area near the reactor shielding and in the control room. Therefore, a full MCNPX model of the shielding geometry was developed. The source term used in the simulation is derived from a criticality calculation done beforehand. Calculations are compared to routine neutron dose rate measurements and show good agreement. The MCNPX model developed easily allows core adaptations in order to evaluate the effect of future core configuration on the neutron dose to the operators.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR reactors; NEUTRONS spectra; RADIATION dosimetry; PARTICLES (Nuclear physics); RADIATION shielding; NUCLEAR engineering safety measures; RADIATION measurements
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2005, Vol 115, Issue 1-4, p76
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/nci275