https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124716005
EVALUATION OF THE DOSE LEVELS IN THE IRRADIATION CHANNELS OF PU-BE NEUTRON SOURCES STORAGE DEVICE BY USING NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS AND MCNP6 MODELLING
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanorių pr. 231, LT-02300 Vilnius, Lithuania
Published online: 22 February 2021
PuBeneutrons sources of Educational Neutron Laboratory in the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology are used in several activities including neutron activation for educational purposes and laboratory irradiation experiments. In this work we address the dose rate estimation in the irradiation channels of reconstructed PuBe neutron sources storage device in the particular positions dedicated for neutron irradiation experiments using neutron activation analysis (NAA) and MCNP6 modelling.The results on neutron activation of V2O5, MnO2, Al and Na2CO3were analyzed and compared with MCNP6 model prediction results. The conclusions on the actual neutron flux energy distribution and model corrections are drawn. The absolute neutron intensity at dedicated irradiation points as well as neutron and gamma dose rates are obtained.
Key words: PuBe neutron source / neutron activation analysis / MCNP6 modeling
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