DocumentCode
3147947
Title
The PROSPERO and CALIBAN neutron irradiation facilities
Author
Morin, J. ; Zyromski, Ph
Author_Institution
CEA/VALDUC, Is Sur Tille, France
fYear
1991
fDate
9-12 Sep 1991
Firstpage
574
Lastpage
576
Abstract
The Nuclear Center of VALDUC (Cote d´Or) operates two reactors for hardening studies of electronics. The PROSPERO and CALIBAN reactors are fast fission neutron sources, the former in a steady-state mode, the latter in a pulsed mode. These two critical assemblies use solid uranium 235. The operating characteristics of the reactors and fluence data are given. Recent neutron spectrum determination around PROSPERO allows the authors to specify on different locations the neutron fluences (1-MeV equivalent for silicon) from measurements performed on activation detectors
Keywords
neutron effects; neutron sources; radiation hardening (electronics); test facilities; 1 MeV; CALIBAN reactors; PROSPERO reactor; electronic components; fast fission neutron sources; neutron irradiation facilities; operating characteristics; pulsed mode; radiation hardening; steady-state mode; Detectors; Inductors; Neutrons; Nuclear electronics; Nuclear measurements; Silicon; Solids; Steady-state; Tiles; Volume measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radiation and its Effects on Devices and Systems, 1991. RADECS 91., First European Conference on
Conference_Location
La Grande-Motte
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0208-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADECS.1991.213535
Filename
213535
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