Vol. 37 No. 2 (2024): Revista ION
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Neutrons doses determination inside the thermal column of the TRIGA Mark III Nuclear Reactor

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  • Edgar Herrera-Arriaga,
  • Roberto Raya Arredondo,
  • Rosa María Valdovinos Rosas
Edgar Herrera-Arriaga
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares
Roberto Raya Arredondo
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares
Rosa María Valdovinos Rosas
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México - Facultad de Ingeniería
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revion.v37n2-2024006

Published 2024-11-22

Keywords

  • Lithium Carbonate Dosimeter,
  • TRIGA Mark III,
  • Thermal Column,
  • Paramagnetic Resonance

How to Cite

Herrera-Arriaga, E. ., Raya Arredondo, R. ., & Valdovinos Rosas, R. M. (2024). Neutrons doses determination inside the thermal column of the TRIGA Mark III Nuclear Reactor. Revista ION, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.18273/revion.v37n2-2024006

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Abstract

Determination of the volumetric dose profile for the irradiation installation in the thermal column of the nuclear reactor is a current problem that requires attention in nuclear engineering. This paper presents a proposal that considers the use of Lithium Carbonate pellets as dosimeters and using the Electronic Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy technique to measure the absorbed dose within the thermal column. With the above, neutron dosimetry was carried out in the thermal column of the TRIGA Mark III Reactor, for which it was necessary to establish the appropriate calibration curve. The results obtained show the relevance of the strategy in determining the volumetric dose profile proposed in this paper.

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