https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817004001
Characterization of gamma field in the JSI TRIGA reactor
”Jožef Stefan” Institute, Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
CEA, DEN, DER, SPEx, Experimental Programs Laboratory Cadarache, F-13108 St. Paul-Lez-Durance, France
CEA, DEN, DER, SPEx, Instrumentation Sensors and Dosimetry Laboratory, Cadarache, F-13108 St. Paul-Lez-Durance, France
Published online: 10 January 2018
Research reactors such as the “Jožzef Stefan” Institute TRIGA reactor have primarily been designed for experimentation and sample irradiation with neutrons. However recent developments in incorporating additional instrumentation for nuclear power plant support and with novel high flux material testing reactor designs, γ field characterization has become of great interest for the characterization of the changes in operational parameters of electronic devices and for the evaluation of γ heating of MTR’s structural materials in a representative reactor Γ spectrum.
In this paper, we present ongoing work on γ field characterization both experimentally, by performing γ field measurements, and by simulations, using Monte Carlo particle transport codes in conjunction with R2S methodology for delayed γ field characterization.
Key words: Gamma-rays / Nuclear electronics / Radiation hardening (electronics) / Reactor instrumentation / Reactor Instrumentation / TRIGA
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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