Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on June 14, 2007
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2007 125(1-4):170-174; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncm218
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Neutron spectrometry around the VENUS reactor using Monte Carlo simulations and Bonner spheres measurements
1 SCKCEN, Boeretang 200 B-2400 Mol, Belgium
2 IRSN, F-13115 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance France
*Corresponding author: veronique.lacoste{at}irsn.fr
This paper presents the assessment of the neutron field near the VENUS reactor, particularly in areas near the reactor shielding where operators are frequently present during a reactor run. To obtain reference spectra in the area of interest, MCNPX simulations were performed. Reference spectrometry was also performed using a Bonner spheres system. The outcome of both calculations and measurements is compared.