Determination of accelerator parameters for subcriticality measurement of accelerator-driven system before operation

Katano, Ryota; Nishihara, Kenji; Kondo, Yasuhiro; Meigo, Shinichiro

JAEA-Research 2021-016, 16 Pages, 2022/03

JAEA-Research-2021-016.pdf:1.65MB

It has to be confirmed that the accelerator-driven system (ADS), which is dedicated to transmuting minor actinides, is subcritical in any state by measurements. In the previous research, we have proposed a procedure in which the core safely and efficiently approaches the target subcriticality before the operation. In this procedure, the reference value of the subcriticality at the initial state is measured by the area ratio method capable of the absolute value measurement. The area ratio method uses a pulsed neutron source. However, specific and practical parameters of the accelerator for the area ratio method have not been determined. In this study, we determined the accelerator parameters with the consideration of the uncertainties derived by the dead-time of the detector and the statistical error of the count ratio. In addition, we estimate the coating amount of the sample nuclide in the assumption of the use of the fission chambers.

Effective multiplication factor measurement by Feynman-$alpha method (3)

Mori, Tomoaki;

PNC TN9410 98-056, 72 Pages, 1998/06

PNC-TN9410-98-056.pdf:1.98MB

The sub-criticality monitoring system has been developed for criticality safety control in nuclear fuel handling plants. In the past experiments performed with the Deuterium Critical Assembly(DCA), it was confirmed that the detection of sub-criticality was possible to k=0.3. To investigate the applicability of the method to more generalized system, experiments were performed in the light-water-moderated system of the modified DCA core. From these experiments, it was confirmed that the prompt decay constant(), which was a index of the sub-criticality, was detected between k=0.623 and k 0.870 and the difference of 0.050.1k could be distinguished. The values were numerically calculated with 2D transport code TWODANT and monte carlo code KENO V.a, and the results were compared with the measured values. The differences between calculated and measured values were proved to be less than 13%, which was sufficient accuracy in the sub-criticality monitoring system. It was confirmed that Feynman- method was applicable to sub-critical measurement of the light-water-moderated system.

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Yoshida, Mamoru; ; Shobu, Nobuhiro; Aihara, Nagafumi;

PNC TN9700 95-001, 804 Pages, 1995/08

PNC-TN9700-95-001.pdf:30.97MB

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Minimum value of the -mode eigenvalue of an accelerator driven system

Katano, Ryota

no journal, , 

no abstracts in English