BNCT research facility at MARIA reactor - Numerical models and preliminary measurements

K Tymińska; G Wojtania; Ł Krzemiński; A Talarowska; M Maciak; G Madejowski; M Araszkiewicz; M Wiliński; M Kuć; M A Gryziński

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109325

BNCT research facility at MARIA reactor - Numerical models and preliminary measurements

Appl Radiat Isot. 2020 Dec:166:109325. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109325. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Soltana 7, Otwock, Poland. Electronic address: katarzyna.tyminska@ncbj.gov.pl.
² National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Soltana 7, Otwock, Poland.
³ University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, L. Pasteura 1, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 32823082
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109325

Abstract

In NCBJ, Poland a new laboratory for BNCT research is being constructed at MARIA reactor. In the first phase it will provide a thermal neutron beam for experiments with cellular samples and small animals. In the next step, a converter will be mounted to provide fast neutron beam. Beam shaping assembly will moderate the beam to epithermal energies allowing for irradiation human phantoms. The laboratory infrastructure as well as radiation shielding of the laboratory are being designed using MCNP6 software.

Keywords: BNCT; Beam shaping assembly; Converter; Reactor based.

Publication types

Review