Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Publication Title

Journal of Neutron Research

Volume

23

Issue

2-3

First Page

99

Keywords

accelerator driven neutron source, CANS, Compact accelerator-based neutron source, materials research

Last Page

117

Abstract

Canada's access to neutron beams for neutron scattering was significantly curtailed in 2018 with the closure of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. New sources are needed for the long-term; otherwise, access will only become harder as the global supply shrinks. Compact Accelerator-based Neutron Sources (CANS) offer the possibility of an intense source of neutrons with a capital cost significantly lower than spallation sources. In this paper, we propose a CANS for Canada. The proposal is staged with the first stage offering a medium neutron flux, linear accelerator-based approach for neutron scattering that is also coupled with a boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) station and a positron emission tomography (PET) isotope production station. The first stage will serve as a prototype for a second stage: a higher brightness, higher cost facility that could be viewed as a national centre for neutron applications.

DOI

10.3233/JNR-210012

ISSN

10238166

E-ISSN

14772655

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