MONTE-CARLO SIMULATION OF QUASI-INFINITE DEPLETED URANIUM TARGET IRRADIATED BY 1…10 GeV DEUTERON AND PROTON BEAM

Simulation of a ~21 t depleted uranium target irradiated by 1…10 GeV proton and deuteron particles with the help of FLUKA simulation package was carried out. Neutron spectra and neutron flux in a target volume were obtained. Total number of 235U (n,f), 238U(n,f) reactions occurred in a target were determined. Beam particle power multiplication are calculated. The calculations were performed for the purpose of planning experiments on irradiation of a uranium target (22 tons of depleted uranium) at JINR (Dubna) within the framework of the international project “Energy and Transmutation of RAW”.

RADIATION DAMAGE IN URANIUM TARGET OF THE ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEM “KIPT NEUTRON SOURCE”

In this work, the rate of radiation damage production in a uranium target of the neutron source at NSC KIPT un-der electrons irradiation with an energy of 100 MeV was estimated. The contribution of elastic and inelastic proc-esses is determined: high-energy electrons and gamma quanta, photo-neutron production, fragments arising from photo-fission, damage from neutrons. It was found that the main input into damage production in a uranium target give fragments of photo-fission.

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE NUCLEAR-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EXTENDED URANIUM TARGET IRRADIATED BY RELATIVISTIC PROTONS, DEUTRONS AND 12C NUCLEI

In 2011-2017 in the framework of the international collaboration project “Energy and Transmutation of RAW”, a series of experimental studies on the deep subcritical uranium assembly QUINTA were carried out. The massive uranium target (512 kg of natU) was irradiated with 0.66 GeV proton, deuterons and 12C nuclei (1 to 4 AGeV) from the Phasotron and Nuclotron accelerators (JINR, Dubna). The main results of experimental studies carried out with the participation of the Kharkov group of collaboration are presented.

NEUTRON-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A SYSTEM OF QUASI-INFINITE DEPLETED URANIUM BLANKET – PARTICLE ACCELERATOR. MONTE CARLO SIMULATION

Simulation of a quasi-infinite uranium target irradiated by 1 GeV proton and deuteron particles with the help of FLUKA simulation package was carried out. Neutron spectra and neutron flux in a target volume were obtained. 235U(n,f), 238U(n,f), 238U(n,g) reaction rates in a target were determined. Beam particle power multiplication were calculated.