Construction of the neutron beam facility at Australia's OPAL research reactor

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2006-11-15
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Elsevier B. V.
Abstract
Australia's new research reactor, OPAL, has been designed principally for neutron beam science and radioisotope production. It has a capacity for 18 neutron beam instruments, located at the reactor face and in a neutron guide hall. The neutron beam facility features a 20 l liquid deuterium cold neutron source and cold and thermal supermirror neutron guides. Nine neutron beam instruments are under development, of which seven are scheduled for completion in early 2007. The project is approaching the hot-commissioning stage, when criticality will be demonstrated. Installation of the neutron beam transport system and neutron beam instruments in the neutron guide hall and at the reactor face is underway, and the path to completion of this project is relatively clear. This paper will outline the key features of the OPAL reactor, and will describe the neutron beam facility in particular. The status of the construction and a forecast of the program to completion, including commissioning and commencement of routine operation in 2007 will also be discussed. © 2006 Elsevier B.V.
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Physical copy held by ANSTO Library at DDC 539.7213/3. Part II
Keywords
Australia, ANSTO, Cold neutrons, Deuterium, Neutron beams, Neutron guides, Radioisotopes, Reactor commissioning, Research reactors
Citation
Kennedy, S. J. (2006). Construction of the neutron beam facility at Australia's OPAL research reactor. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Neutron Scattering (ICNS 2005), "Neutrons for structure and dynamics - a new era", Sydney, Australia, 27 November to 2 December 2005. In Campbell, S. J., Cadogan, J. M., Furusaka, M., Hauser, N., & James, M. (Eds), Physica B: Condensed Matter, 385-386(Part 2), 949-954. doi:10.1016/j.physb.2006.05.280