G. Noguere , C. Paradela , S. Kopecky , P. Schillebeeckx
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Quantifying inhomogneities in heterogeneous nuclear fuel pellets by neutron resonance transmission analysis
Inhomogeneities in nuclear fuel in which burnable poison are incorporated can induce sizeable effects on neutronic parameters such as the reactivity loss as a function of nuclear fuel burnup. These inhomogeneities can be identified using non-destructive analysis techniques. Measurements carried out at the GELINA facility (JRC-Geel, Belgium) on enriched UO–GdO fuel pellets have confirmed that Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) can be a non-destructive testing method suitable for studying heterogeneous materials and highlighting inhomogeneities on the scale of several tens of microns in sintered pellets. The performances of the NRTA was studied thanks to a Monte-Carlo model relying on an analytical particle self-shielded correction factor proposed by Doub.
期刊介绍:
Section A of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research publishes papers on design, manufacturing and performance of scientific instruments with an emphasis on large scale facilities. This includes the development of particle accelerators, ion sources, beam transport systems and target arrangements as well as the use of secondary phenomena such as synchrotron radiation and free electron lasers. It also includes all types of instrumentation for the detection and spectrometry of radiations from high energy processes and nuclear decays, as well as instrumentation for experiments at nuclear reactors. Specialized electronics for nuclear and other types of spectrometry as well as computerization of measurements and control systems in this area also find their place in the A section.
Theoretical as well as experimental papers are accepted.