Commissioning of NAA at the new OPAL reactor in Australia

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dc.contributor.authorBennett, JWen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-22en_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T05:07:22Zen_AU
dc.date.available2009-01-22en_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T05:07:22Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2008-12en_AU
dc.date.statistics2008-12en_AU
dc.description.abstractIn April 2007 the new nuclear research reactor, OPAL, was opened at Lucas Heights in Sydney. OPAL is a 20 MW open pool light water reactor with a heavy water reflector vessel and contains a cold neutron source. It is a multi-purpose facility for radioisotope production, irradiation services and neutron beam research. The OPAL design includes purpose-built facilities for instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and delayed neutron activation analysis (DNAA). For INAA there is a short residence time facility in a neutron flux of around 2 center dot 10(13) cm(-2)center dot s(-1) and a number of long residence time facilities providing fluxes from 3 center dot 10(12) to 1 center dot 10(14) cm(-2) center dot s(-1). The flux at the short residence time DNAA facility is around 6 center dot 10(12) cm(-2) center dot s(-1). The main focus for INAA at OPAL is the research community, meeting the needs of a wide range of disciplines, including mineral processing, geology, the environment, health and archaeology. Both the relative (comparator) method and the k(0)-method of standardization for INAA are being established in OPAL. A description of progress, plans and capabilities are presented. © 2008, Springer.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationBennett, J. W. (2008). Commissioning of NAA at the new OPAL reactor in Australia. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 278(3), 671-673. doi:10.1007/s10967-008-1502-0en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1471en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0236-5731en_AU
dc.identifier.issue3en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistryen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination671-673en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-1502-0en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/1250en_AU
dc.identifier.volume278en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSpringeren_AU
dc.subjectOPAL Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectANSTOen_AU
dc.subjectNeutron activation analysisen_AU
dc.subjectCommissioningen_AU
dc.subjectDistribution functionsen_AU
dc.subjectNeutron beamsen_AU
dc.titleCommissioning of NAA at the new OPAL reactor in Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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