Conceptual implementation stages for Moroccan PGAA/NI instruments: STAGE I & II

Issue title: DENIM VIII 2019

Guest editors: Nancy J. Hadad

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Amsil, H.^{a; *} | Jalil, A.^b | Embarch, K.^a | Bounouira, H.^a | Didi, A.^a | Laraki, K.^a | Marah, H.^a | Chetaine, A.^b

Affiliations: [a] Nuclear Centre of Energy, Science and Nuclear Techniques, Morocco. E-mail: amsil@cnesten.org.ma | [b] Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. E-mail: jalilabdelhamid@gmail.com

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: amsil@cnesten.org.ma.

Abstract: The first installation around the tangential beam tube of the Moroccan TRIGA Mark II research reactor comprises combined instruments for Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGAA) and Neutron Imaging (NI). The implementation of this project is divided over three main stages, namely the installation of the collimator and the primary beam shutter, which is a common section for introduction inside the reactor; the PGAA instruments’ installation; and finally, the installation of the PGNAA/NI combined instruments. The entire design was planned for this project, and detailed information about the first and the second stage is described in this work.

Keywords: PGAA, neutron fluence rate, beam tube, reactor, collimator

DOI: 10.3233/JNR-200171

Journal: Journal of Neutron Research, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 403-415, 2020