Reactor physics design for an epithermal neutron beam at the power burst reactor facility
An epithermal neutron beam facility has been designed for the Power Burst reactor Facility (PBF). The beam will have a broadband epithermal (1.0 eV - 10 keV) spectrum with extraordinary intensity and collimation with minimum fast neutron and gamma contamination. The PBF reactor is located at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) near Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA. This facility has fulfilled its mission in the light-water reactor safety program and is currently on standby status. The PBF reactor core is situated in an open water-filled tank with a closed-loop coolant system. For BNCT, the core would operate at a steady-state thermal power of 20 MW. The core has a very high metal-to-water ratio which results in an intermediate-energy spectrum and is ideally suited for delivering an intense beam of epithermal neutrons. 7 refs., 3 figs.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6427393
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-88037; CONF-8805150-10; ON: DE89005172
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 4. international conference on neutron capture therapy, Bremen, F.R. Germany, 31 May 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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