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Transmutation of 129I and 237Np using spallation neutrons produced by 1.5, 3.7 and 7.4 GeV protons

  • J. S. Wan
  • , Th Schmidt
  • , E. J. Langrock
  • , P. Vater
  • , R. Brandt
  • , J. Adam
  • , V. Bradnova
  • , V. P. Bamblevski
  • , L. Gelovani
  • , T. D. Gridnev
  • , V. G. Kalinnikov
  • , M. I. Krivopustov
  • , B. A. Kulakov
  • , A. N. Sosnin
  • , V. P. Perelygin
  • , V. S. Pronskikh
  • , V. I. Stegailov
  • , V. M. Tsoupko-Sitnikov
  • , G. Modolo
  • , R. Odoj
  • P. W. Phlippen, M. Zamani-Valassiadou, J. C. Adloff, M. Debeauvais, S. R. Hashemi-Nezhad, S. L. Guo, L. Li, Y. L. Wang, K. K. Dwivedi, I. V. Zhuk, S. F. Boulyga, E. M. Lomonossova, A. F. Kievitskaja, I. L. Rakhno, S. E. Chigrinov, W. B. Wilson

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Abstract

Small samples of 129I and 237Np, two long-lived radwaste nuclides, were exposed to spallation neutron fluences from relatively small metal targets of lead and uranium, that were surrounded with a 6 cm thick paraffin moderator, and irradiated with 1.5, 3.7 and 7.4 GeV protons. The (n,γ) transmutation rates were determined for these nuclides. Conventional radiochemical La- and U-sensors and a variety of solid-state nuclear track detectors were irradiated simultaneously with secondary neutrons. Compared with results from calculations with well-known cascade codes (LAHET from Los Alamos and DCM/CEM from Dubna), the observed secondary neutron fluences are larger.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)634-652
Number of pages19
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume463
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 11 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DCM/CEM code
  • I-target
  • LAHET code
  • NP-target
  • Pu production
  • Spallation neutrons
  • Transmutation

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