Title of article :
ResearchreactorKAMINIOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
S.Usha، نويسنده , , R.R.Ramanarayanan، نويسنده , , P.Mohanakrishnan، نويسنده , , R.P.Kapoor، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Abstract :
KAMINIisa30kW,233UfuelledresearchreactorlocatedatIndiraGandhiCentreforAtomicResearch(IGCAR),Kalpakkam.Thereactorfunctionsasaneutronsourcewithafluxof1012n/cm2/satthecorecenter.
KAMINIusesplatetypeoffuelinareactortank.Demineralizedwaterisusedasmoderator,biologicalshieldandcoolant.ReflectorsaremadeofberylliumoxidewithZircaloy-2sheath.Cadmiumisusedastheabsorbermaterialinthesafetycontrolplates(SCP)providedforpowercontrolandshutdownofthereactor.
Therearethreebeamtubesandthreeirradiationlocationswithinthereactortankfacilitatingneutronradiographyofradioactiveandnon-radioactiveobjects,sampleirradiationforneutronactivationanalysis,physicsandshieldingexperiments.ThereactorattainedfirstcriticalityinOctober1996andnominalpowerof30kWinSeptember1997.
Thisarticlecoversthedesigndescription,facilitiesavailableforexperimentsandtheirutilizationforresearchanddevelopment.SevenyearsofoperatingexperienceofKAMINI,whichistheonlyreactorusing233Uasfuel,arealsohighlighted.
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
