Benchmark experiments at YALINA-Thermal subcritical assembly

  • Hanna I. Kiyavitskaya International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University

Abstract

Description of the benchmark at the subcritical assembly YALINA-Thermal in the JIPNR-Sosny NAS of Belarus is presented at this paper. The results of the international benchmark in the frame of the IAEA* Research Contract and the International Science&Technology Center B-070 “Experimental and theoretical investigations of the peculiarities of transmutation of long-lived fission products and minor actinides in a subcritical uranium-polyethylene assembly driven by a neutron generator” are described in this work.

Author Biography

Hanna I. Kiyavitskaya, International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University

doctor of science (physics and mathematics); head of the department of nuclear and radiation safety

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Published
2020-10-20
Keywords: subcritical systens, benchmark, uranium-polyethylene assembly YALINA-Thermal, kinetic characteristics, neutron spectrum, nuclear fuel cycle, transmutation
How to Cite
Kiyavitskaya, H. I. (2020). Benchmark experiments at YALINA-Thermal subcritical assembly. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology, 1, 54-60. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/ecology/article/view/3342
Issue
No 1 (2020): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Ecology
Section
Radioecology and Radiobiology, Radiation Safety