Neutron source strength monitors for ITER

Neutron Source Strength Monitors for Iter

There are several goals for the neutron source strength monitor system for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Desired is a stable, reliable, time-dependent neutron detection system which exhibits a wide dynamic range and broad energy response to incident neutrons while being insensitive to gamma rays and having low noise characteristics in a harsh reactor environment. ...

The ITER Radial Neutron Camera Detection System

Neutron Transport Analysis for In-vessel Diagnostics in ITER

Nuclear transport analysis using the MCNP code and heat analysis using a general purpose Finite Element Method code ANSYS 11, respectively, have been carried out for in-vessel components of the microfission chamber (MFC) and the poloidal polarimeter. The nuclear heating rates of the MI cable and the exhaust pipe of the MFC are highest in the gap between two adjacent blanket modules and decrease...

Designing an Am-Be miniature neutron source

Background: Miniature neutron sources with high neutron flux have abundant applications in medicine, industry and researches. The most important general characteristic of miniature neutron sources is their diameter which is 3mm in average. In this research, we have surveyed and designed an Am-Be miniature neutron source fabrication. Materials and Methods: This investigation resulted in creation...

Results of Background Subtraction Techniques on the Spallation Neutron Source Beam Loss Monitors*

Recent improvements to the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) beam loss monitor (BLM) designs have been made with the goal of significantly reducing background noise. This paper outlines this effort and analyzes the results. The significance of this noise reduction is the ability to use the BLM sensors [1], [2] distributed throughout the SNS accelerator as a method to monitor activation of compone...