Nuclear fuel and structural material irradiation testing infrastructure and capabilities:Loop A 100kW irradiation device; C2 irradiation device; C5 and C11 irradiation devices; C6 irradiation device; C9 irradiation device. Objectives of the nuclear fuel and structural material irradiation tests and the destination of each irradiation device within the programme; Instrumentation…

Safety analysis for in-core fuel testing As part of the nuclear power plant fuel qualification, in-pile testing of fabricated fuel specimens is done in research reactors. Specific irradiation devices have to be designed and licensed for the operation inside the reactor. Some of these devices can be complex installations involving…

Radioprotection Designing and conducting an environmental radioactivity monitoring program for a research reactor facility Methods for effluent control at a research reactor facility Operational radiation protection program for a research reactor facility

TRIGA Reactor I&C System I&C systems for reactor lifetime extension and security level increase:TRIGA SSR 14MW Protection System; TRIGA SSR 14MW Control and Monitoring System; Primary Cooling System; Secondary Cooling System. Communication Network System for online parameter monitoring; I&C inspection program according to technical Limits and Condition for Operation…

NAA (Neutron Activation Analysis) Experimental irradiation channels of the TRIGA SSR reactor used for sample irradiation; Gamma ray aquisition system (HPGe detector); Training on GENIE 2000 software; Detector calibration hands-on exercise; Experiment of NAA; K⁰ standardization calculation for elemental concentration determination; Discussion of experimental results; Determination of thermal neutron flux…