The summary of researches on ADS in China

The conceptual study on the accelerator driven system (ADS) that lasted for about five years ended in 1999 in China. As one project of the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) in the energy domain, which is sponsored by the China Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), a five-year-program of fundamental research of ADS physics and related technology was launched in 2000 and passed national review at the end of 2005. The China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), the Institute of Heavy Ion Physics in Peking University (PKU-IHIP) and other institutions jointly carried out the research. The research activities were focused on HPPA physics and technology, reactor physics of external source driven sub-critical assembly, nuclear data base and material study. For HPPA, a high current injector consisting of an ECR ion source, LEBT and an RFQ accelerating structure of 3.5 MeV was built. In reactor physics study, a series of neutron multiplication experimental study has been carried out and still being done. The VENUS facility has been constructed as the basic experimental platform for neutronics study in ADS blanket. It’s a zero power sub-critical neutron multiplying assembly driven by external neutron produced by a pulsed neutron generator. The theoretical, experimental and simulation study on nuclear data, material properties and nuclear fuel circulation related to ADS is carrying on to provide the database for ADS system analysis. The main results on ADS related researches will be reported.     

激光辐照40Cr钢组织结构的穆斯堡尔谱分析

４０Ｃｒ钢试样经不同热处理后在空气中用ＣＯ２连续激光束进行辐照，以穆斯堡尔谱学研究试样在辐照后的组织结构变化。试验结果表明，调质预处理后再进行激光辐照的试样，不仅残作产奥氏体含量较低，而且其中碳的含量最低。     

高能粒子辐照对零膨胀微晶玻璃光学性质和面形光学稳定性的影响

研究了高能电子，高能质子对ＶＯ２微晶玻璃辐照前后光性质和面形光学稳定性的影响，研究结果表明，高能电子辐照能引起微晶玻璃面形明显变化，且使ＶＯ２微晶玻璃强烈着色。高能质子辐照没引起面形明显变化，高能质子辐照对反射光谱特性没有影响。     

钍归-化在盆地γ能谱资料处理中的应用

在应用γ能谱资料寻找砂岩型铀矿的过程中，要尽可能地消除非矿化因素引起的干扰，提取与铀矿化有关的信息。介绍了钍归-化的原理及特点，采用与矿化有关的元素迁移信息的钍归-化方法，分析了二连盆地东部的γ能谱资料，揭示了该区放射性元素的分布特征、地球化学作用和后期铀元素的迁移与富集。结合其他地质资料，分析了钾剩差的变异区（正、负高值区）及铀剩差正高值区形成的原因，同时指出了经过钍归-化处理所得到的铀剩差正高值区应为氧化与还原作用过渡带的直接指示，也是该区进一步寻找砂岩型铀矿的重要标志。     

Effect of irradiation and packaging type on sensory quality of chill-stored turkey breast fillets

A panel of experienced assessors was used to test the effect of irradiation at 2.5kGy (250krad) on the sensory quality of 1-day and 21-day-old turkey breast fillets stored at 1°C in either oxygen-permeable polythene or an oxygen-impermeable barrier film. In the application of Free Choice Profiling and Generalized Procrustes Analysis, assessors used their own terms to describe the appearance, odour and flavour of the samples.
The irradiated samples showed negligible growth of micro-organisms across 21 days of storage. Radiation treatment resulted in an intense pink colour in the raw and cooked samples, which was maintained during storage in oxygen-impermeable film, but decreased in samples exposed to oxygen during storage. Radiation also produced a set of unpleasant raw odour notes variously described as sour, rancid, mature, bad meat or putrid in the samples stored in oxygen-impermeable film. These notes were unlike the sulphurous notes previously associated with protein denaturation in irradiated chicken and were apparently distinct from the odour notes that developed in corresponding non-irradiated samples.     

Radiation effects on insulators for superconducting fusion magnets

Fibre-reinforced plastics (FRPs) are candidate materials for the insulation of superconducting magnet coils in future fusion reactors. This paper reports on a test programme performed to assess the mechanical properties of these materials and to obtain information on the damage and fracture mechanisms. Different types of FRPs (epoxies and poly- and bismaleimides as resins; two- and three-dimensional E-, S- or T-glass fabrics as reinforcements) were irradiated at room temperature by 2 MeV electrons and ⁶⁰Co-gamma rays up to 1.8 × 10⁸ Gy and by different reactor spectra up to a neutron fluence of 1 × 10²³ m⁻² (E > 0.1 MeV) at room temperature, 80 K or 5 K. Mechanical tests in tension as well as in the intralaminar crack opening and shear mode were carried out on the irradiated samples at 77 K. After low temperature irradiation, half of the samples were subjected to a warm-up cycle to room temperature before testing at 77 K. Results on the influence of different radiation sources and annealing cycles on the mechanical properties of these materials will be discussed.     

水电站坝下尾水渠集鱼流场模拟研究

为减缓大坝阻隔对鱼类洄游的不利影响,水电工程需要建设有效的过鱼设施疏通其洄游通道。高寒区高坝大库工程过鱼设施建设是一个极其复杂的技术问题,目前国内类似工程尚无成功运用经验。实际过鱼设施内流场条件十分复杂,会产生不利于鱼类上溯的水流形态。基于此原因,对某水电站工程坝下尾水流场进行了数值模拟。研究表明,在机组运行时,电站尾水渠左右两侧发电尾水主流的边缘是明显具有流速梯度分布的区域,符合鱼类聚集的水流特征,具备布置鱼道进口条件。这样可根据尾水位的变化开启两侧不同进口诱鱼,且在机组停运时,可开启左侧进口诱鱼。     

Fluorescent lamp promoted formaldehyde removal over CeO2 catalysts at ambient temperature

Exploring an alternative strategy with high efficiency and low cost to abate formaldehyde (HCHO) in indoor environment, is of increasing significance for people's health. CeO₂ catalysts prepared by hydrothermal, precipitation and calcination methods were investigated for HCHO removal at ambient temperature. It is found that indoor fluorescent light visibly boosts the catalytic performance of CeO₂ catalysts for HCHO decomposition at ambient temperature. Among the CeO₂ catalysts, CeO₂ prepared from hydrothermal method (CeO₂–H) exhibits a superior catalytic performance and an excellent durability by eight recycle times. Based on the characterization and analysis, the excellent catalytic performance of CeO₂–H is mainly contributed by its abundance of surface oxygen vacancies, and photogenerated electrons and hole activated by fluorescent light. This work shows a potential practicability in HCHO pollution elimination by taking full advantage of the existing lighting in indoor environments.     

Dose and dose rate effects on coherent-to-incoherent transition of precipitates upon irradiation

A typical precipitation hardened alloy, Cu-Co dilute alloy was selected to study the precipitation behavior and irradiation effect on precipitates. It is found that the principal effect of ion irradiation on the coherent precipitates is loss of coherency, and TEM cross-section observations show that the fraction of the incoherent precipitates is dependent on dose but not on dose rate during heavy ion irradiation.     

辐照损伤对锆合金电化学性能的影响

综述了堆内辐照对锆合金电化学性能影响的概况，浅析了堆内辐照损伤的机理，并重点探讨了主要的堆内辐照源——中子辐照对锆合金微观结构与氧化性能的影响。进一步阐述了堆外离子轰击模拟堆内中子辐照研究方法的进展概况，并就离子轰击实验参量的选择进行了较为深入的分析。