Abstract

The Oak Ridge Pool Critical Assembly (PCA) experiment comprises a benchmark for the evaluation of physics-dosimetry techniques used in the assessment of fast neutron damage parameters in operating Light Water Reactor pressure vessels. To extend the range of application of the PCA experiment, the NESTOR Shielding and Dosimetry Improvement Programme (NESDIP) is underway at Winfrith, in the UK. Phase 1 of NESDIP consisted of measurements in a ‘Replica‘of the PCA array in the 12/13 configuration. Comparative results of the analysis of both experiments yield an opportunity to study the effect of a fission plate neutron source, as used in NESDIP, as opposed to a distributed source.

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