Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

INTERCOMPARISON OF FAST-NEUTRON FLUX MONITORS IN A HOLLOW FUEL ELEMENT IN PLUTO

Journal Article · · Nuclear Science and Engineering (U.S.)
OSTI ID:4021250
An experimental comparison was made in a hollow fuel element in PLUTO of a number of possible fast-neutron flux monitors with the object of providing such a flux monitor for irradiations in very high flux materials-testing reactors. If 107 mb is adopted as the reference fast-neutron activation cross section of /sup 58/Ni, the fast-neutron activation cross sections for the reactions /sup 54/ Fe(n,p)/sup 54/Mn and Ti(n,p)/sup 46/Sc are found to be 73 and 8 mb respectively. It is concluded from this experiment that the /sup 54/Fe(n,p)/sup 54/Mn reaction using iron enriched to 95% /sup 54/Fe will be an adequate long-half-life fast- neutron flux monitor for irradiation in the high-flux facilities such as those likely to be used in, for example, BR-2. (auth)
Research Organization:
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culcheth, Lancs, Eng.
NSA Number:
NSA-18-019437
OSTI ID:
4021250
Journal Information:
Nuclear Science and Engineering (U.S.), Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 18; ISSN NSENA
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

Similar Records

NEUTRON THRESHOLD REACTIONS--AN INTERCOMPARISON
Journal Article · Tue Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1961 · Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication · OSTI ID:4070094

CROSS SECTIONS OF THRESHOLD REACTIONS FOR FISSION NEUTRONS: NICKEL AS A FAST FLUX MONITOR
Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961 · Nuclear Sci. and Eng. · OSTI ID:4843362

Standard method for measuring fast-neutron flux by radioactivation of iron
Book · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1972 · OSTI ID:4406559