Conceptual implementation stages for Moroccan PGAA/NI instruments: STAGE I & II

Abstract

The first installation around the tangential beam tube of the Moroccan TRIGA Mark II research reactor comprises combined instruments for Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis (PGAA) and Neutron Imaging (NI). The implementation of this project is divided over three main stages, namely the installation of the collimator and the primary beam shutter, which is a common section for introduction inside the reactor; the PGAA instruments’ installation; and finally, the installation of the PGNAA/NI combined instruments. The entire design was planned for this project, and detailed information about the first and the second stage is described in this work.

Keywords

PGAA neutron fluence rate beam tube reactor collimator

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