A reaction rate measurement experimental program of China experimental fast reactor.

ABSTRACT

The study of the nuclear reaction rate distribution in the MOX core of China Experimental Fast Reactor is a necessary condition for obtaining the operating license. From the characteristics of core structure, both the principle of experimental and experimental system are studies, emphasized on the scheme design such as the size of foils, the irradiation power and counting rate. Firstly, based on the Monte Carlo Code（MCNP）and NJOY codes, the distribution of reaction rates is obtained. MCNP is a general-purpose Monte Carlo N-Particle code that can be used for neutron, photon, electron, and so on. The NJOY nuclear data processing system is a comprehensive computer code package for producing to cross sections and related nuclear parameters from ENDF/B VIII.0 evaluated nuclear data. Secondly, the activity measurement of foils was obtained by HPGE, then the reaction rate is determined by data processing. It is worth mentioning that the experimental reactivity introduction has a negligible effect on the reactor core by MCNP. Finally, a set of activation experiment scheme that is suitable for CEFR MOX core is formed, which serves as a guide to carry out activation method experiments.