Preparation for activation measurements of concrete and PE-B4C-concrete to be applied for shielding at the European Spallation Source

E. Dian; E. Klinkby; C.P. Cooper-Jensen; D. Párkányi; D. Hajdú; J. Osán; G. Patriskov; U. Filges; P. M. Bentley

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1021/1/012050

Preparation for activation measurements of concrete and PE-B4C-concrete to be applied for shielding at the European Spallation Source

E. Dian^*, E. Klinkby, C.P. Cooper-Jensen, D. Párkányi, D. Hajdú, J. Osán, G. Patriskov, U. Filges, P. M. Bentley

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To improve the effect of the concrete below 10 MeV where iron has resonances in the cross section, a new concrete have been developed. The PE-B4C-concrete utilizes hydrogen containing PE to thermalize the neutron and boron for in situ absorption. It is of utmost importance that the activation of the shielding material itself is well-understood, since it is planned to be used at the ESS. The first steps in this direction are shown the present study, in which concrete as well as reference aluminium samples are subject to XRF measurements to precisely determine the element content. This is compared to data sheets from the vender, and simulations are carried out to predict the sample activity. The samples are planned for insertion into the the Budapest Research Reactor, followed be activity and spectral measurements.

Original language	English
Article number	012050
Book series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	1021
Issue number	1
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1742-6596
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1021/1/012050
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	22nd Meeting of the International Collaboration on Advanced Neutron Sources - University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Mar 2017 → 31 Mar 2017 Conference number: 22

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Conference	22nd Meeting of the International Collaboration on Advanced Neutron Sources
Number	22
Location	University of Oxford
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Oxford
Period	27/03/2017 → 31/03/2017

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Dian, E., Klinkby, E., Cooper-Jensen, C. P., Párkányi, D., Hajdú, D., Osán, J., Patriskov, G., Filges, U., & Bentley, P. M. (2018). Preparation for activation measurements of concrete and PE-B4C-concrete to be applied for shielding at the European Spallation Source. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1021(1), Article 012050. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1021/1/012050

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