Experimental results from the VENUS-F critical reference state for the GUINEVERE accelerator driven system project

W. Uyttenhove; P. Baeten; G. Ban; A. Billebaud; S. Chabod; P. Dessagne; M. Kerveno; A. Kochetkov; F. R. Lecolley; J. L. Lecouey; N. Marie; F. Mellier; J. C. Steckmeyer; H. E. Thyébault; G. Vittiglio; J. Wagemans

doi:10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172886

Experimental results from the VENUS-F critical reference state for the GUINEVERE accelerator driven system project

W. Uyttenhove, P. Baeten, G. Ban, A. Billebaud, S. Chabod, P. Dessagne, M. Kerveno, A. Kochetkov, F. R. Lecolley, J. L. Lecouey, N. Marie, F. Mellier, J. C. Steckmeyer, H. E. Thyébault, G. Vittiglio, J. Wagemans

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Abstract

The GUINEVERE (Generation of Uninterrupted Intense NEutron pulses at the lead VEnus REactor) project was launched in 2006 within the framework of FP6 EUROTRANS in order to validate on-line reactivity monitoring and subcriticality level determination in Accelerator Driven Systems. Therefore the VENUS reactor at SCK•CEN in Mol (Belgium) was modified towards a fast core (VENUS-F) and coupled to the GENEPI-3C accelerator built by CNRS The accelerator can operate in both continuous and pulsed mode. The VENUS-F core is loaded with enriched Uranium and reflected with solid lead. A well-chosen critical reference state is indispensable for the validation of the on-line subcriticality monitoring methodology. Moreover a benchmarking tool is required for nuclear data research and code validation. In this paper the design and the importance of the critical reference state for the GUINEVERE project are motivated. The results of the first experimental phase on the critical core are presented. The control rods worth is determined by the rod drop technique and the application of the Modified Source Multiplication (MSM) method allows the determination of the worth of the safety rods. The results are implemented in the VENUS-F core certificate for full exploitation of the critical core.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172886
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications: International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications - Ghent Duration: 6 Jun 2011 → 9 Jun 2011

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Name	ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications

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Conference	2011 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	2011-06-06 → 2011-06-09

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Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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Uyttenhove, W., Baeten, P., Ban, G., Billebaud, A., Chabod, S., Dessagne, P., Kerveno, M., Kochetkov, A., Lecolley, F. R., Lecouey, J. L., Marie, N., Mellier, F., Steckmeyer, J. C., Thyébault, H. E., Vittiglio, G., & Wagemans, J. (2011). Experimental results from the VENUS-F critical reference state for the GUINEVERE accelerator driven system project. In ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications Article 6172886 (ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications). https://doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172886

Uyttenhove, W. ; Baeten, P. ; Ban, G. et al. / Experimental results from the VENUS-F critical reference state for the GUINEVERE accelerator driven system project. ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications. 2011. (ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications).

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ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications. 2011. 6172886 (ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications).

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Uyttenhove W , Baeten P, Ban G, Billebaud A, Chabod S, Dessagne P et al. Experimental results from the VENUS-F critical reference state for the GUINEVERE accelerator driven system project. In ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications. 2011. 6172886. (ANIMMA 2011 - Proceedings: 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications). doi: 10.1109/ANIMMA.2011.6172886