“…Note that the Nigeria research reactor is a tank in pool type Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) with a pin type fuel geometry, designed and supplied by China National Nuclear Cooperation (CNNC) and used for scientific research, neutron activation analysis, education and training (Chakrov and Hanlon, 2018). Detailed descriptions of the geometry specifications and design parameters of this reactor have been published in several literature materials that are available online (Salawu, 2014, Agbo et al, 2016, Yusuf, 2018, Salawu and Balogun, 2017, and WNN, 2019.…”