Calculated neutron and gamma-ray energy spectra from 14-MeV neutrons streaming through an iron duct: comparison with experiment

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6705743

Santoro, R T; Alsmiller, Jr, R G; Barnes, J M; Chapman, G T; Tang, J S

To be confident of radiation transport calculations of neutrons and gamma rays streaming through the ducts and other penetrations in the blanket shield assembly of a fusion reactor, it is necessary to have experimental data against which the results of calculations may be compared. Integral experiments that measure the streaming of /approximately equals/14-Mev neutrons through a 0.30-m-diam iron duct (length-to-diameter ratio /approximately equals/3) imbedded in a concrete shield have been carried out at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Calculated and measured neutron and gamma-ray energy spectra are compared at 16 detector locations on and off the cylindrical axis of the duct. Refs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Natl Lab, TN, USA
• OSTI ID: 6705743
• Journal Information: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Sci. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 80:4; ISSN NSENA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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