Abstract:
The neutron count rate of detector in fastthermal boundary showed quite different performance in critical extrapolation experiment on Venus 1#, which was listed as a benchmark of accelerator driven subcritical system (ADS). In order to explain the abnormal phenomenon in experiment, numerical simulations of experiment and calculations of neutron spectrum in fastthermal boundary were performed, analyses to the abnormal neutron count rate were also represented through calculations. The results indicate that neutron spectrum change during critical extrapolation is the main contributor to the abnormal performance of detector in experiment. This research work will supply theoretical basis for neutronics study on fastthermal coupling subcritical systems of the future.