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Table 1. Neutronic design parameters of the MYRRHA facility [9]<br />

Zone Parameter Value<br />

Spallation source<br />

Fast sub-critical core<br />

E p<br />

I p<br />

350 MeV<br />

5 mA<br />

k eff 0.948<br />

k s 0.959<br />

MF = 1/(1 - k s ) 24.51<br />

thermal power<br />

~32 MW<br />

peak linear power<br />

475 W/cm<br />

max Φ > 1 MeV: around the spall. target 0.83 10 15 n/cm 2 s<br />

first fuel ring<br />

0.73 10 15 n/cm 2 s<br />

max Φ > 0.75 MeV: around the spall. target 1.14 10 15 n/cm 2 s<br />

first fuel ring<br />

1.03 10 15 n/cm 2 s<br />

2.3 Typical spectra in BR2 and MYRRHA<br />

Typical neutron flux spectra in BR2 and in MYRRHA are shown (with the same scales) in<br />

Figure 3.<br />

Figure 3. Typical spectra in BR2 and MYRRHA (all normalised to 1.00)<br />

1.E+00<br />

1.E+00<br />

1.E-01<br />

1.E-01<br />

1.E-02<br />

1.E-02<br />

flux per unit lethargy<br />

1.E-03<br />

1.E-04<br />

BR2 : axis of a 6n-G fuel element<br />

flux per unit lethargy<br />

1.E-03<br />

1.E-04<br />

1.E-05<br />

1.E-05<br />

BR2 : reflector channel<br />

1.E-06<br />

1.E-06<br />

MYRRHA : R = 5.75 cm<br />

MYRRHA : R = 33.4 cm<br />

1.E-07<br />

1.E-07<br />

1.E-03<br />

1.E-02<br />

1.E-01<br />

1.E+00<br />

1.E+01<br />

1.E+02<br />

1.E+03<br />

1.E+04<br />

1.E+05<br />

1.E+06<br />

1.E+07<br />

1.E+08<br />

1.E-03<br />

1.E-02<br />

1.E-01<br />

1.E+00<br />

1.E+01<br />

1.E+02<br />

1.E+03<br />

1.E+04<br />

1.E+05<br />

1.E+06<br />

1.E+07<br />

1.E+08<br />

energy (eV)<br />

energy (eV)<br />

799

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