Thermal neutron measurements of the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center reactor after conversion to a compact low enriched uranium core
Abstract
The Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center reactor, a 2 MW light water research reactor, was converted from a highly enriched uranium core to a more compact low enriched uranium core in 1993. Thermal neutron flux measurements of the instrumented beamports indicate increased thermal flux and a large improvement in the thermal to epithermal ratio. Measurements of irradiation facilities indicate an increased thermal flux, and more potential irradiation positions are now available.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
- Pub Date:
- February 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0168-9002(95)00509-9
- Bibcode:
- 1995NIMPA.365..433C