INVESTIGATION OF THE CNS HOLE SHAPE AND A PROPOSED INSTALLATION METHOD FOR A VACUUM CHAMBER FOR THE HANARO REACTOR

  • Published : 2006.07.01

Abstract

The HANARO reactor has a vertical hole for a cold neutron source (CNS) in the heavy-water reflector tank, i.e., the CNS hole, which was considerably deformed during its welding to the horizontal cold neutron (CN) beam tube. This paper presents an investigation of the form of the CNS hole for the optimal design of the a vacuum chamber for the CNS. In addition, the installation method of the vacuum chamber into the CNS hole for minimizing the water thickness between the vacuum chamber and the nose of the CN beam tube is proposed.

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  1. Yeong-Garp Cho, Yun-hang Choung, Jung-Hee Lee, Jeong-Soo Ryu and Young-Ki Kim, 'Measurement of CN Hole Dimensions for Optimal Design of Cold Neutron Source', Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Autumn Meeting, 2004