Experimental evaluation of neutron performance in boron-doped low activation concrete

Reaction rate distribution in concrete with/without boron dopant up to a thickness of 60 cm was measured using Yayoi fast reactor located at University of Tokyo. The 7 reaction rates such as 197Au(n,γ), 59Co(n,γ), 115In(n,n′), 55Mn(n,γ), 23Na(n,γ), 94Zr(n,γ) and 96Zr(n,γ) were measured at 12 differe...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2010-06, Vol.140 (1), p.89-95
Main Authors: Ogawa, T., Morev, M. N., Abe, T., Iimoto, T., Kosako, T., Kimura, K., Kinno, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boron - chemistry
Computer Simulation
Construction Materials
Monte Carlo Method
Neutrons
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Summary:Reaction rate distribution in concrete with/without boron dopant up to a thickness of 60 cm was measured using Yayoi fast reactor located at University of Tokyo. The 7 reaction rates such as 197Au(n,γ), 59Co(n,γ), 115In(n,n′), 55Mn(n,γ), 23Na(n,γ), 94Zr(n,γ) and 96Zr(n,γ) were measured at 12 different depths, and the reduction of the reaction rate as a result of boron doping was quantitatively analysed. These reaction rates were also used to determine epithermal neutron spectrum shape parameter. Monte Carlo simulations of the experimental setup were performed using the MCNP-5 code. Simulated depth profiles of reaction rates and the epithermal neutron spectrum shape parameter agreed with the experimental results with fair accuracy. This experimental results provide useful data to benchmark the accuracy of neutron transport codes in the prediction of transmission and neutron spectrum distortion in boron-doped concrete.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncq034