The BR1 reactor: a versatile irradiation facility for fundamental research and industrial applications

Author

Wagemans, J. ; Vittiglio, G. ; Malambu, E. ; Abderrahim, H. Aït

Author_Institution

SCK·CEN, Mol, Belgium

fYear

2009

fDate

7-10 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The BR1 reactor located at the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK·CEN in Mol, Belgium, is a research reactor with a variety of irradiation possibilities. Thanks to its large reactor core, its flexible operation and its different irradiation facilities, this reactor is particularly suited for in-core and ex-core neutron physics experiments and industrial applications. As an MCNP model of the BR1 reactor exists, the experimental work can be supported by MCNP calculations if required.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; fission reactor design; fission research reactors; BR1 reactor; Belgian Nuclear Research Centre; Belgium; MCNP model; Mol; SCK·CEN; fundamental research; industrial application; neutron physics; reactor core; versatile irradiation facility; Concrete; Cooling; Fission reactors; Fuels; Humans; Inductors; Neutrons; Particle beams; Physics; Rabbits; fission reactors; neutron beams; neutrons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2009 First International Conference on

Conference_Location

Marseille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5207-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5208-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANIMMA.2009.5503694

Filename

5503694