A Re-Evaluation of the Reference Environment at the WSMR Fast Burst Reactor

Sparks, M. H.; Flanders, T. M.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201610601006

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2016

DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201610601006

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A Re-Evaluation of the Reference Environment at the WSMR Fast Burst Reactor

M. H. Sparks¹,

T. M. Flanders²

Abstract: Abstract. This paper reviews the primary reference field at 60.96 cm from core centreline and re-examines the reference environment with improved characterizations of the reactor structure, test fixtures and also addresses some smaller issues of non-tracking calculations by monte carlo methods with various cross section set generations. We are also addressing long standing issues of absolute normalization of integral fluence based on the original characterizations of the facility diagnostic instrumentation.

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1-MeV Equivalent Silicon Damage Studies at the White Sands Missile Range Fast Burst Reactor

Flanders¹,

Sparks²

2018

Reactor Dosimetry: 16th International Symposium

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In the last half of the 1970s, a variety of research reactor facilities were used to perform studies on the radiation hardness of solid-state devices. Due to the lack of a cohesive method for evaluating and measuring the relative damage effectiveness of the various environments, results of the studies varied widely, and it was difficult to compare the results from one facility with results obtained at a different facility. In response, the testing community developed a standard to evaluate an equivalent damage concept, which would provide a common basis for damage studies. ASTM E722, Standard Practice for Characterizing Neutron Spectra in Terms of an Equivalent Monoenergetic Neutron Fluence for Radiation-Hardness Testing of Electronics, has become the accepted standard for the test facilities. In this paper we document the significant changes to this response function, other functions commonly used with transport calculations, and the effect of the changes on evaluating the 1-MeV equivalent silicon displacement damage with a common set of reactor spectra. The data presented are of value to test programs that have used one or more of the facilities for an extended life-cycle test program.

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1-MeV Equivalent Silicon Damage Studies at the White Sands Missile Range Fast Burst Reactor

Flanders¹,

Sparks²

2018

Reactor Dosimetry: 16th International Symposium

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A Re-Evaluation of the Reference Environment at the WSMR Fast Burst Reactor

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1-MeV Equivalent Silicon Damage Studies at the White Sands Missile Range Fast Burst Reactor

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