https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328417009
Development of thermal scattering kernels for sodium hydroxide
1 Seaborg Technologies, Titangade 11, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
2 European Spallation Source, ESS ERIC, Partikelgatan 2, 224 84 Lund, Sweden
3 STFC UKRI, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
4 Physics Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
* Corresponding author: Esben.Klinkby@seaborg.com
Published online: 26 May 2023
NaOH was recently proposed as a moderator for the compact molten salt reactors, under development by Seaborg Technologies. In order to reliably predict the thermalisation of neutrons in such a reactor, the simulations must be based on modelling which accurately accounts for the low-energy neutron interactions in NaOH. This information is contained within thermal scattering libraries that are used during Monte-Carlo simulations. In this paper, we present the results of neutron scattering experiments carried out at VESUVIO, ISIS in order to facilitate the development thermal scattering libraries for solid NaOH.
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