Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning
This report presents the methods and calculated results of the activity inventory in the structural components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR). These components include the shielding concrete, the reactor tank, and its inside irradiated facilities; the thermal and thermalizing columns;...
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| description | This report presents the methods and calculated results of the activity inventory in the structural components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR). These components include the shielding concrete, the reactor tank, and its inside irradiated facilities; the thermal and thermalizing columns; and the horizontal channels. The MCNP5 code with a three-dimensional neutron transport model was used to calculate the neutron flux distribution, neutron energy spectrum at different locations, and activation cross sections of long-lived radioactive nuclides in activated major materials, including heavy concrete, reflection graphite, and aluminum of the reactor. The calculated results of the energy spectrum and activation cross sections of MCNP5 were used in the ORIGEN2.1 point depletion code to calculate the neutron-induced activity of activated materials at different time points by modeling the irradiation history and radioactive decay. Radioactivity of long-lived key activation products such as 41Ca, 60Co, 55Fe, 63Ni, and 152Eu was modeled, and volumes of radioactive waste mainly of ordinary concrete, graphite, and aluminum in the structural components of the reactor were estimated. Experimental results of neutron flux and specific activities of some typical nuclides such as 60Co, 152Eu, 55Fe, and 63Ni in activated aluminum samples showed good agreement with the calculated results. As part of the national regulation requirements, the obtained data have been used to develop the decommissioning plan for the operational DNRR, with an estimation of about 10 years before its permanent shutdown. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e1ce5ef7fb04a63bd995aa849072b062025-08-20T02:09:40ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60832022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5174696Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning PlanningQuoc-Duong Tran0Kien-Cuong Nguyen1Ba-Vien Luong2Ton-Nghiem Huynh3Quang-Huy Pham4Doan-Hai-Dang Vo5Nhi-Dien Nguyen6Dalat Nuclear Research InstituteDalat Nuclear Research InstituteDalat Nuclear Research InstituteDalat Nuclear Research InstituteDalat Nuclear Research InstituteDalat Nuclear Research InstituteDalat Nuclear Research InstituteThis report presents the methods and calculated results of the activity inventory in the structural components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR). These components include the shielding concrete, the reactor tank, and its inside irradiated facilities; the thermal and thermalizing columns; and the horizontal channels. The MCNP5 code with a three-dimensional neutron transport model was used to calculate the neutron flux distribution, neutron energy spectrum at different locations, and activation cross sections of long-lived radioactive nuclides in activated major materials, including heavy concrete, reflection graphite, and aluminum of the reactor. The calculated results of the energy spectrum and activation cross sections of MCNP5 were used in the ORIGEN2.1 point depletion code to calculate the neutron-induced activity of activated materials at different time points by modeling the irradiation history and radioactive decay. Radioactivity of long-lived key activation products such as 41Ca, 60Co, 55Fe, 63Ni, and 152Eu was modeled, and volumes of radioactive waste mainly of ordinary concrete, graphite, and aluminum in the structural components of the reactor were estimated. Experimental results of neutron flux and specific activities of some typical nuclides such as 60Co, 152Eu, 55Fe, and 63Ni in activated aluminum samples showed good agreement with the calculated results. As part of the national regulation requirements, the obtained data have been used to develop the decommissioning plan for the operational DNRR, with an estimation of about 10 years before its permanent shutdown.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5174696 |
| spellingShingle | Quoc-Duong Tran Kien-Cuong Nguyen Ba-Vien Luong Ton-Nghiem Huynh Quang-Huy Pham Doan-Hai-Dang Vo Nhi-Dien Nguyen Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning |
| title_full | Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning |
| title_fullStr | Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning |
| title_short | Determination of the Activity Inventory in the Structural Components of the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for Its Decommissioning Planning |
| title_sort | determination of the activity inventory in the structural components of the dalat nuclear research reactor for its decommissioning planning |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5174696 |
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