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Abstract
Neutrons produced by research reactors have an important role in the development of nuclear science and technology and also in education and training on these applications.
These facilities, originally constructed during the ‘60 s and ‘70 s decades, were initially used for the national nuclear program, then their original mission was converted to host the activities correlated with the neutrons and gamma radiations.
The increasing interest in neutron radiation damage analysis, due to the very qualified energy spectrum of these types of reactors, allowed the ENEA research reactors, RC SV TAPIRO and TRIGA RC-1, to be used for different R&D areas.
In this paper, the main characteristics and the most relevant applications of these two reactors carried out during their life operations have been fully described.
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Annals of Nuclear Energy provides an international medium for the communication of original research, ideas and developments in all areas of the field of nuclear energy science and technology. Its scope embraces nuclear fuel reserves, fuel cycles and cost, materials, processing, system and component technology (fission only), design and optimization, direct conversion of nuclear energy sources, environmental control, reactor physics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics, structural analysis, fuel management, future developments, nuclear fuel and safety, nuclear aerosol, neutron physics, computer technology (both software and hardware), risk assessment, radioactive waste disposal and reactor thermal hydraulics. Papers submitted to Annals need to demonstrate a clear link to nuclear power generation/nuclear engineering. Papers which deal with pure nuclear physics, pure health physics, imaging, or attenuation and shielding properties of concretes and various geological materials are not within the scope of the journal. Also, papers that deal with policy or economics are not within the scope of the journal.