Commissioning of NAA at the new OPAL reactor in Australia

J. Bennett

doi:10.1007/s10967-008-1502-0

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Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volume/Issue:: Volume 278: Issue 3

Commissioning of NAA at the new OPAL reactor in Australia

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J. Bennett

J. Bennett Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation PMB 1 Menai NSW 2234 Australia

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Pages:: 671–673

Online Publication Date:: 28 Nov 2008

Publication Date:: 01 Dec 2008

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-1502-0

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Abstract

In April 2007 the new nuclear research reactor, OPAL, was opened at Lucas Heights in Sydney. OPAL is a 20 MW open pool light water reactor with a heavy water reflector vessel and contains a cold neutron source. It is a multi-purpose facility for radioisotope production, irradiation services and neutron beam research. The OPAL design includes purpose-built facilities for instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and delayed neutron activation analysis (DNAA). For INAA there is a short residence time facility in a neutron flux of around 2·10¹³ cm⁻²·s⁻¹ and a number of long residence time facilities providing fluxes from 3·10¹² to 1·10¹⁴ cm⁻²·s^–1. The flux at the short residence time DNAA facility is around 6·10¹² cm⁻²·s⁻¹. The main focus for INAA at OPAL is the research community, meeting the needs of a wide range of disciplines, including mineral processing, geology, the environment, health and archaeology. Both the relative (comparator) method and the k₀-method of standardization for INAA are being established in OPAL. A description of progress, plans and capabilities are presented.

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