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2014 Article Detectors Dosimetry ICNCT15 Physics

Extended set of activation monitors for NCT beam characterization and spectral conditions of the beam after reactor fuel conversion

Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2014

Authors:   Milan Marek,Miroslav Vins,Zdena Lahodova,Ladislav Viererbl,Michal Koleska,
Journal: Applied Radiation and Isotopes
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.11.040
Abstract: Since 2010 the LVR-15 reactor has been gradually converted from highly enriched fuel (36wt% 235U) to low enriched fuel with the enrichment of 19.75wt% 235U. Paper presents influence of the core pattern changes on the neutron characteristics of the epithermal beam. The determination of neutron spectrum free in the beam was done with a set of neutron activation monitors. After the reactor conversion the change in neutron spectrum is not provable as differences are in the range of measurement errors.