Laboratory Exercises 2

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Department of Nuclear Reactors

Synopsis:

The subject is composed of practical experimental tasks (exercises) in the field of nuclear instrumentation apparatuses, sources of ionization radiation, study of ionization radiation and its behaviour in the different environments, nuclear fission, ionizing radiation detection and applications focused on handling with sources of ionizing radiation and protection against ionizing radiation. The exercises will be carried out at the VR-1 university reactor and in the specialized labs of the department of nuclear reactors and department of the dosimetry and ionizing radiation. Brief lecture precedes the exercise and focuses on the given experimental task. These tasks will be theoretically introduced by lecture which familiarizes students with the studied issues and instructs how to do the exercise.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Neutron detection. (1 exercise)

2. Gamma radiation detection. (1 exercise)

3. Signal shape analysis. (1 exercise)

4. Own LaBr3:Ce background and minimum detectable activity. (1 exercise)

5. Comparison of responses of NaI(Tl), LaBr3, CeBr, and HPGe detectors in laboratory conditions. (1 exercise)

6. Study of the neutron transport in the matter. (1 exercise)

7. Study of the neutron shielding. (1 exercise)

8. Determination of the uranium fission products. (1 exercise)

9. Determination of the subject composition by using neutron activation analysis. (1 exercise)

10. Determination of the subject composition by using X-ray fluorescence. (1 exercise)

11. Contamination identification in the package assembly by using gamma scanner. (1 exercise)

12. Handling with radioactive waste and radiation protection on the VR-1 university reactor. (1 exercise)

13. Seminar work. (1 exercise)

Study Objective:

Study materials:

1. J. Rataj, T. Bílý, J. Frýbort, L. Heraltová, O. Huml, M. Kropík, Ľ. Sklenka: Reactor physics course at VR-1 Reactor, Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, Praha, 2014 ISBN 978-80-01-05501-4

2. G. F. Knoll: Radiation Detection and Measurement, 4th Ed., New York: Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2010 ISBN 978-1-118-02691-5

Recommended References:

3. E. E. Lewis: Fundamentals of Nuclear Reactor Physics, Elsevier Inc., USA, 2008 ISBN 978-0-12-370631-7

4. G. Gilmore: Practical Gamma-ray spectrometry, John Wiley&Sons, 2008

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Vyřazování jaderných zařízení z provozu (compulsory course in the program)