Open AccessComparison of Irradiation Effect of ThO2 and ThZrH on Neutronic Parameter of the TRIGA 2000 Reactor
Author(s) -
Rasito,
Sidik Permana,
P. Ilham Y.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1493/1/012017
Subject(s) - triga , irradiation , radiochemistry , monte carlo method , nuclear engineering , neutron flux , materials science , nuclear reactor core , thorium , research reactor , nuclear physics , neutron , physics , chemistry , mathematics , engineering , statistics , uranium
The present work discusses two different models of thorium irradiation in the TRIGA 2000 reactor core to compare the neutronic characteristics of irradiation of thorium dioxide (ThO 2 ) and thorium zirconium hydride (ThZrH). The Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) Transport code, based on the Monte Carlo method, is used to design three dimensional models for TRIGA reactor core at typical operating power 2 MW. These models are used to determine the effective multiplication factor (k eff ) and neutron flux distribution. The ORIGEN code is used to calculate the 233 U isotope production. It is found that decreasing of k eff from the effect of hydride irradiation rod is a little lower than the oxide irradiation rod.