SEDL / STP / STP1228-EB / STP15155S

Neutron Metrology in the Fuel Assemblies of a Material Test Reactor.

Voorbraak, WP
Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, Petten,

Paardekooper, A
Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, Petten,

Polle, BN
Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, Petten,

Freudenreich, WE
Netherlands Energy Research Foundation ECN, Petten,

Pages: 10    Published: Jan 1994

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Abstract

Results are presented of detailed thermal and fast neutron measurements performed in all fuel and control assemblies of the HFR in Petten. The results give information about deviations of a general shape of vertical thermal and fast fluence rate distributions due to material transitions in the reactor core and different control assembly settings. Further it is demonstrated that the ratio of fast and thermal fluence rate at the various monitor positions in the assemblies give useful information for the (relative) local burn-up of the fuel.