Abstract:
It’s important to know the neutron energy spectrum at the interface between the fast and thermal neutron regions of the accelerator driven coupled fast/thermal spectrum device—Venus 1#. The neutron energy spectrum was measured by the multifoil irradiation method at the interface between the fast and thermal neutron regions. The neutron spectrum unfolding was done by using SANDⅡ and MIST computer code. The calculated spectrum, which was used as preinformation in the adjustment procedure, was obtained though the MCNP code. In this calculation, the neutron source, the coupled fast/thermal neutron material region as well as its surroundings were modeled in threedimension. A comparison between the calculated and measured neutron spectra shows well agreement, which indicates the MCNP model correctly simulates the Venus 1#.