Saclay CEA

Organisation:            CEA Saclay

Installation:                 Orphée, operating since 1980, since 2003 with fewer cycles per annum because of budget problems

Type:                          pool reactor, 14 MW, HEU, D2O reflector, Øth=3·1014 n/cm²s,

Address:                    91191 GIF SUR YVETTE, France

Home page:              www-llb.cea.fr/

Contact:                     Mr. J. Estrade

Phone / fax:               +33 169 08-4611, fax: -8320

Co-worker:                Mr. Burdon (burdon@drnsac.cea.fr), ext. -4040

 

 

CNS:                          two, refurbished in 1995

moderator:                 H2                               phase:                        liquid

volume:                      1 L each                    temperature:             20 K   

pressure:                   90 kPa                       heat removal:            gravity (thermal siphon)

material: chamber:   AlMg3                                    vacuum thimble:        AlMg3

power:                        650 / 500 W              refrigerator:   AL, screw, 250 kW(el.)

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remarks:                    reactor has to stop in case of CNS failure

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recent publications: www-llb.cea.fr/spectros/pdf/neutron-source-llb.pdf

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Experimental facilities: Pierre Monceau at Laboratoire Léon Brillouin (LLB),
monceau@llb.saclay.cea.fr

 

No UCN facility