Design of boron carbide-shielded irradiation channel of the outer irradiation channel of the Ghana Research Reactor-1 using MCNP

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-89

  Abrefah, R G ^a   Sogbadji, R B M ^a   Ampomah Amoako, E ^a   Birikorang, S A ^a   Odoi, H C ^a   Nyarko, B J B ^a  

^a National Nuclear Research Institute   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Effective criticality; MCNP; Prompt neutron lifetime

Indexed keywords

DESIGNED MODELS; EFFECTIVE CRITICALITY; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION; IRRADIATION CHANNELS; MCNP; NEUTRONICS; PROMPT-NEUTRON LIFETIME;

BORON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); DESIGN; IRRADIATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REACTORS;

BORON CARBIDE;

BORON CARBIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GHANA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SHIELD; REACTOR DESIGN; SIMULATION;

EID: 77958515300     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

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