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In-core dosimetry for the validation of neutron spectra in the CROCUS reactor

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Yifeng Jiang

The present article describes the preliminary validation study of simulated in-core and reflector n eutron spectra in preparation of oncoming experimental programs in the zero-power reactor CROCUS at EPFL. For this purpose, a set of activation foils were i ...

E D P SCIENCES2020

Bayesian Monte Carlo assimilation for the PETALE experimental programme using inter-dosimeter correlation

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Dimitri Rochman

This article presents the methodology developed to generate and use dosimeter covariances and to estimate nuisance parameters for the PETALE experimental programme. In anticipation of the final experimental results, this work investigates the consideration ...

2020

Power calibration methodology at the CROCUS reactor

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau

In the present article, we detail the method used to experimentally determine the power of the CROCUS zero-power reactor, and to subsequently calibrate its ex-core monitor fission chambers. Knowledge of the reactor power is a mandatory quantity for a safe ...

E D P SCIENCES2020

Assessment of representativity of the PETALE experiments for validation of Swiss LWRs ex-core dosimetry calculations

Hakim Ferroukhi, Andreas Pautz, Alexander Vasiliev, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Dimitri Rochman

The international experimental program PETALE will be carried out at the CROCUS research reactor of EPFL. The program aims at measuring neutron penetration in slabs made of materials composing typical LWR reactor pressure vessel. The measurements will be u ...

E D P SCIENCES2020

Neutron noise experiments in the AKR-2 and CROCUS reactors for the European project CORTEX

Daniel Godat, Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Adolfo Rais, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin, Carlo Fiorina, Axel Guy Marie Laureau

The present article gives an overview of the first experimental campaigns carried out in the AKR-2 and CROCUS reactors within the framework of the Horizon 2020 European project CORTEX. CORTEX aims at developing innovative core monitoring techniques that al ...

E D P SCIENCES2020

Measurement of the Gas Velocity in a Water-Air Mixture in CROCUS Using Neutron Noise Techniques

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin

The possibility of measuring the gas-phase velocity in a two-phase mixture through the use of neutron noise techniques is demonstrated in the zero-power reactor CROCUS of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. It is the first step toward the experim ...

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC2020

Uncertainty propagation based on correlated sampling technique for nuclear data applications

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Dimitri Rochman

A correlated sampling technique has been implemented to estimate the impact of cross section modifications on the neutron transport and in Monte Carlo simulations in one single calculation. This implementation has been coupled to a Total Monte Carlo approa ...

2020

Kilogram-Scale Crystallogenesis of Halide Perovskites for Gamma-Rays Dose Rate Measurements

László Forró, Andrzej Sienkiewicz, Bálint Náfrádi, Endre Horvath, Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Pavao Roko Andricevic, Márton Kollár

Gamma-rays (gamma-rays), wherever present, e.g., in medicine, nuclear environment, or homeland security, due to their strong impact on biological matter, should be closely monitored. There is a need for simple, sensitive gamma-ray detectors at affordable p ...

2020

A mm(3) Fiber-Coupled Scintillator for In-Core Thermal Neutron Detection in CROCUS

Jean-Baptiste Mosset, Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Fanny Vitullo

This article presents the development, full-characterization, and in-core testing of a miniature neutron detector for the investigation of highly localized in-core neutronics effects in the zero-power reactor CROCUS, operated at the Ecole Polytechnique fed ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2020

Developing and testing a miniature fiber-coupled scintillator for in-core neutron counting in CROCUS

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Fanny Vitullo

An advanced neutron detection system for highly localized measurements in nuclear reactor cores was developed and tested in the Laboratory for Reactor Physics and System Behaviour (LRS) at the Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, i ...

E D P SCIENCES2020

Uncertainty propagation for the design study of the PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Dimitri Rochman

The PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor intends to provide integral measurements to constrain stainless steel nuclear data. This article presents the tools and the methodology developed to design and optimize the experiments, and its operat ...

2020

Review of kinetic modulation experiments in low power nuclear reactors

Vincent Pierre Lamirand

The safety improvement of nuclear reactors requires continuous efforts in understanding the fundamental physical quantities related to the fission process. In neutronic models, the reactor dynamics is covered by the kinetic parameters to characterize the t ...

2020

Determination of the activity inventory and associated uncertainty quantification for the CROCUS zero power research reactor

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin, DongHyuk Lee

The paper describes the source term estimation of CROCUS, the zero power research reactor of EPFL, to be used for dispersion analysis under accidental conditions. To fulfil regulatory requirements, the source term of the CROCUS fuel is estimated through Mo ...

2019

An Experimental Programme optimized with Uncertainty Propagation: PETALE in the CROCUS Reactor

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Dimitri Rochman

The PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor at EPFL intends to contribute to the validation and improvement of neutron nuclear data in the MeV energy range for stainless steel, particularly in the prospect of heavy reflector elements of pressur ...

EPJ Web of conference2019

Testing of a sCVD diamond detection system in the CROCUS reactor

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin

The paper describes the testing of the NEUTON detection system into CROCUS, the zero-power reactor of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). NEUTON is composed of a 4mm×4 mm sCVD diamond detector with a 6Li converter and the associated acquis ...

2018

Intercomparison of neutron noise measurement systems in the CROCUS reactor

Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin

In the framework of an international collaboration, the critical decay constant (α0 = β/Λ), and delayed neutron fraction (β) of the CROCUS reactor were measured by teams of EPFL/PSI, CEA and SCK•CEN research institutes using the Rossi-α and Power Spectral ...

American Nuclear Society2018

Kinetic Parameter Measurements in the CROCUS Reactor Using Current Mode Instrumentation

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand

This paper is an overview of developments and results regarding neutron noise measurements in current mode at the CROCUS zero power facility. Neutron noise measurements offer a noninvasive method to determine kinetic reactor parameters such as the prompt d ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2018

Investigation of spatial effects on neutron noise measurements in the zero power reactor CROCUS

Daniel Godat, Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Oskari Ville Pakari, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin

This article presents the results of an experimental campaign in the CROCUS zero power reactor aimed at investigating the spatial effects of neutron noise measurements. Neutron noise measurements offer a non-invasive method to determine kinetic reactor par ...

American Nuclear Society2018

Total Monte Carlo acceleration for the PETALE experimental programme in the CROCUS reactor

Andreas Pautz, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Axel Guy Marie Laureau, Dimitri Rochman

The Bayesian Monte Carlo technics requires individual evaluations of random cross section files based on a Total Monte Carlo propagation. This article discusses the use of a Correlated Sampling acceleration applied to TMC calculations for experiments where ...

EPJ Web of conference2018

Design of Separated Element Reflector Experiments in CROCUS: PETALE

Pavel Frajtag, Andreas Pautz, Daniel Jerôme Siefman, Vincent Pierre Lamirand, Mathieu Hursin

The present article describes the preliminary design studies for PETALE (Programme d'Etude en Transmission de l'Acier Lourd et ses Elements), an oncoming experimental program in the CROCUS reactor. Within the framework of the Venus-Eole-Proteus collaborati ...

ASTM INTERNATIONAL2018

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