Shielding and activation calculations around the reactor core for the MYRRHA ADS design

Anna Ferrari, Stefan Mueller, Jörg Konheiser, Diego Castelliti, Massimo Sarotto, Alexey Stankovskiy

Research outputpeer-review

Abstract

In the frame of the FP7 European project MAXSIMA, an extensive simulation study has been done to assess the main shielding problems in view of the construction of the MYRRHA accelerator-driven system at SCK·CEN in Mol (Belgium). An innovative method based on the combined use of the two state-of-the-art Monte Carlo codes MCNPX and FLUKA has been used, with the goal to characterize complex, realistic neutron fields around the core barrel, to be used as source terms in detailed analyses of the radiation fields due to the system in operation, and of the coupled residual radiation. The main results of the shielding analysis are presented, as well as the construction of an activation database of all the key structural materials. The results evidenced a powerful way to analyse the shielding and activation problems, with direct and clear implications on the design solutions.
Original languageEnglish
Article number05001
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
Volume153
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Sep 2017

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