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Neutron Reflector Analysis for the Beam-Port of the Missouri S&T Reactor
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
  • Tayfun Akyurek
  • Warren S. Vaz
  • Ayodeji Babatunde Alajo, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Jeffrey C. King, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Shoaib Usman, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Carlos Henry Castano Giraldo, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

A preliminary neutron reflector material selection and feasibility study of an inexpensive reflector replacement for the neutron beam-port at the 200 kW Missouri University of Science and Technology Research Reactor (MSTR) was conducted using Monte-Carlo techniques. The Monte-Carlo N-Particle transport code (MCNP6.1) was used to model the neutron beam-port of the Missouri S&T Reactor in order to study the effects of adding different reflector materials, in terms of the neutron flux reaching the radiography/tomography facility in front of MSTR's neutron beam-port. Aluminum, beryllium, titanium, nickel, nickel-58, lead, bismuth, tungsten and stainless steel reflectors were modeled to find the best neutron reflector for the beam-port. After examining reflector materials, it was concluded that none of them were an improvement over the current design. Experimental thermal flux was measured to be 1.0 x 107 ± 3.16 x 103 cm-2 s-1 at the exit of beam port for current version of beam-port. The current ratio of beam port inlet and outlet obtained from simulations was found to be 3.37 x 104. The flux of beam port inlet was determined on the order of 1.0 x 1011 cm-2 s-1 which is consistent with previous findings.

Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE)
Comments
This study was supported by Marmara University, Scientific Research Commission (BAPKO) under the research Project FEN-A-131016-0466.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Inexpensive Neutron Reflector,
  • Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP),
  • Neutron Beam-Port
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Akadémiai Kiadó, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Nov 2019
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Citation Information
Tayfun Akyurek, Warren S. Vaz, Ayodeji Babatunde Alajo, Jeffrey C. King, et al.. "Neutron Reflector Analysis for the Beam-Port of the Missouri S&T Reactor" Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Vol. 322 Iss. 2 (2019) p. 975 - 981 ISSN: 0236-5731; 1588-2780
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carlos-castanogiraldo/87/