Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding
The lateral shielding of a 600 MeV proton linear accelerator beam line in the MYRRHA reactor hall has been assessed using neutronic calculations by the MCNPX code complemented with analytical predictions. Continuous beam losses were considered to define the required shielding thickness that meets th...
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| author | Celik Yurdunaz Stankovskiy Alexey Eynde Gert Van den |
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| description | The lateral shielding of a 600 MeV proton linear accelerator beam line in the MYRRHA reactor hall has been assessed using neutronic calculations by the MCNPX code complemented with analytical predictions. Continuous beam losses were considered to define the required shielding thickness that meets the requirements for the dose rate limits. Required shielding thicknesses were investigated from the viewpoint of accidental full beam loss as well as beam loss on collimator. The results confirm that the required shielding thicknesses are highly sensitive to the spatial shape of the beam and strongly divergent beam losses. Therefore shielding barrier should be designed according to the more conservative assumptions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a77cd7a7ea645c990c54972229afaa72022-12-21T22:26:15ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2017-01-011530300710.1051/epjconf/201715303007epjconf_icrs2017_03007Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shieldingCelik Yurdunaz0Stankovskiy Alexey1Eynde Gert Van den2SCK•CEN, Institute for Advanced Nuclear SystemsSCK•CEN, Institute for Advanced Nuclear SystemsSCK•CEN, Institute for Advanced Nuclear SystemsThe lateral shielding of a 600 MeV proton linear accelerator beam line in the MYRRHA reactor hall has been assessed using neutronic calculations by the MCNPX code complemented with analytical predictions. Continuous beam losses were considered to define the required shielding thickness that meets the requirements for the dose rate limits. Required shielding thicknesses were investigated from the viewpoint of accidental full beam loss as well as beam loss on collimator. The results confirm that the required shielding thicknesses are highly sensitive to the spatial shape of the beam and strongly divergent beam losses. Therefore shielding barrier should be designed according to the more conservative assumptions.https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715303007 |
| spellingShingle | Celik Yurdunaz Stankovskiy Alexey Eynde Gert Van den Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding EPJ Web of Conferences |
| title | Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding |
| title_full | Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding |
| title_fullStr | Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding |
| title_short | Neutronic design of MYRRHA reactor hall shielding |
| title_sort | neutronic design of myrrha reactor hall shielding |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715303007 |
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