Title :
The PROSPERO and CALIBAN neutron irradiation facilities
Author :
Morin, J. ; Zyromski, Ph
Author_Institution :
CEA/VALDUC, Is Sur Tille, France
Abstract :
The Nuclear Center of VALDUC (Cote d´Or) operates two reactors for hardening studies of electronics. The PROSPERO and CALIBAN reactors are fast fission neutron sources, the former in a steady-state mode, the latter in a pulsed mode. These two critical assemblies use solid uranium 235. The operating characteristics of the reactors and fluence data are given. Recent neutron spectrum determination around PROSPERO allows the authors to specify on different locations the neutron fluences (1-MeV equivalent for silicon) from measurements performed on activation detectors
Keywords :
neutron effects; neutron sources; radiation hardening (electronics); test facilities; 1 MeV; CALIBAN reactors; PROSPERO reactor; electronic components; fast fission neutron sources; neutron irradiation facilities; operating characteristics; pulsed mode; radiation hardening; steady-state mode; Detectors; Inductors; Neutrons; Nuclear electronics; Nuclear measurements; Silicon; Solids; Steady-state; Tiles; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation and its Effects on Devices and Systems, 1991. RADECS 91., First European Conference on
Conference_Location :
La Grande-Motte
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0208-7
DOI :
10.1109/RADECS.1991.213535
