Calculation to Experiment Comparison of SPND Signals in Various Nuclear Reactor Environments

L. Barbot (1) , V. Radulovic (1) , D. Fourmentel (1) , L. Snoj (2) , M. Tarchalski (3) , V. Dewynter-Marty (1) , F. Malouch (1)

1 CEA-DES (ex-DEN) - CEA-Direction des Energies (ex-Direction de l'Energie Nucléaire)
2 IJS - Jozef Stefan Institute [Ljubljana]
3 National Centre for Nuclear Research [Otwock]

In the perspective of irradiation experiments in the future Jules Horowitz Reactor (JHR), the Instrumentation Sensors and Dosimetry Laboratory of CEA Cadarache (France) is developing a numerical tool for SPND design, simulation and operation. In the frame of the SPND numerical tool qualification, dedicated experiments have been performed both in the Slovenian TRIGA Mark II reactor (JSI) and very recently in the French CEA Saclay OSIRIS reactor, as well as a test of two detectors in the core of the Polish MARIA reactor (NCBJ). A full description of experimental set-ups and neutron-gamma calculations schemes are provided in the first part of the paper. Calculation to experiment comparison of the various SPNDs in the different reactors is thoroughly described and discussed in the second part. Presented comparisons show promising final results.

Keywords: Neutron flux; gamma flux; Self-powered neutron detectors; SPND; Monte Carlo codes; Research reactor

Domains: Physics [physics]; Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex]; Physics [physics]; Nuclear Theory [nucl-th]

L. Barbot, V. Radulovic, D. Fourmentel, L. Snoj, M. Tarchalski, et al.. Calculation to Experiment Comparison of SPND Signals in Various Nuclear Reactor Environments. ANIMMA 2015 - 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications, Apr 2015, Lisbonne, Portugal. ⟨10.1109/ANIMMA.2015.7465558⟩. ⟨cea-02500843⟩