A Small-Animal Irradiation Facility for Neutron Capture Therapy Research at the RA-3 Research Reactor
Abstract
The National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA) has constructed a thermal neutron source for use in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) applications at the RA-3 research reactor facility located in Buenos Aires. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and CNEA have jointly conducted some initial neutronic characterization measurements for one particular configuration of this source. The RA-3 reactor (Figure 1) is an open pool type reactor, with 20% enriched uranium plate-type fuel and light water coolant. A graphite thermal column is situated on one side of the reactor as shown. A tunnel penetrating the graphite structure enables the insertion of samples while the reactor is in normal operation. Samples up to 14 cm height and 15 cm width are accommodated.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- DOE - NE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 923503
- Report Number(s):
- INL/CON-07-12806
TRN: US0801852
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-99ID-13727
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2007 ANS/ENS International Meeting,Washington, DC,11/11/2007,11/15/2007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; BORON; CONFIGURATION; ENRICHED URANIUM; GRAPHITE; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POOL TYPE REACTORS; RA-3 REACTOR; RESEARCH REACTORS; THERMAL COLUMNS; THERMAL NEUTRONS; Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; Lucite
Citation Formats
Pozzi, Emiliano, Nigg, David W, Miller, Marcelo, Thorp, Silvia I, Schwint, Amanda E, Heber, Elisa M, Trivillin, Veronica A, Zarza, Leandro, and Estryk, Guillermo. A Small-Animal Irradiation Facility for Neutron Capture Therapy Research at the RA-3 Research Reactor. United States: N. p., 2007.
Web.
Pozzi, Emiliano, Nigg, David W, Miller, Marcelo, Thorp, Silvia I, Schwint, Amanda E, Heber, Elisa M, Trivillin, Veronica A, Zarza, Leandro, & Estryk, Guillermo. A Small-Animal Irradiation Facility for Neutron Capture Therapy Research at the RA-3 Research Reactor. United States.
Pozzi, Emiliano, Nigg, David W, Miller, Marcelo, Thorp, Silvia I, Schwint, Amanda E, Heber, Elisa M, Trivillin, Veronica A, Zarza, Leandro, and Estryk, Guillermo. 2007.
"A Small-Animal Irradiation Facility for Neutron Capture Therapy Research at the RA-3 Research Reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/923503.
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title = {A Small-Animal Irradiation Facility for Neutron Capture Therapy Research at the RA-3 Research Reactor},
author = {Pozzi, Emiliano and Nigg, David W and Miller, Marcelo and Thorp, Silvia I and Schwint, Amanda E and Heber, Elisa M and Trivillin, Veronica A and Zarza, Leandro and Estryk, Guillermo},
abstractNote = {The National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA) has constructed a thermal neutron source for use in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) applications at the RA-3 research reactor facility located in Buenos Aires. The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and CNEA have jointly conducted some initial neutronic characterization measurements for one particular configuration of this source. The RA-3 reactor (Figure 1) is an open pool type reactor, with 20% enriched uranium plate-type fuel and light water coolant. A graphite thermal column is situated on one side of the reactor as shown. A tunnel penetrating the graphite structure enables the insertion of samples while the reactor is in normal operation. Samples up to 14 cm height and 15 cm width are accommodated.},
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