National Research Center “ Kurchatov Institute”

1. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” Konstantinov Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute(PNPI) REACTOR COMPLEX PIK PRESENT STATUS AND TRENDS Gatchina 2013

2. REACTOR COMPLEX PIK PRESENT STATUS Reactor WWR-M Proton synchrocyclotron Reactor PIK

3. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI LAYOUT of REACTOR COMPLEX PIK

4. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI REACTOR COMPLEX PIK 1980 2010 2013 2013

5. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI REACTOR COMPLEX PIK

6. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Start up complex №2. Infrastructure & engineering facilities of reactor complex PIK (commissioning in 2013 ) Nuclear Reactor Complex PIK

7. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Nuclear Reactor Complex PIK Start up complex №1. Facilities of reactor complex PIK for the first criticality (commissioned in 2009 ) 2011 a critical state of the fuel assembly was achieved and a complete test of the reactor systems was produced without coolant at W = 100 W

8. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI The core of the PIK reactor (with operating set of fuel assemblies) Drawing of the PIK reactor 1 – reloading machine 2 – rod drive 3 – hydro seal 4 – central experimental channel 5 –reloading cylinder 6 - cold neutron source 7 – dismountable shielding 8 – absorber rod 9 – reactor vessel with the core 10 –shutters drive 1– Hfabsorbing shutters 2 – burnable absorber rods Gd2O3+ ZrO2 3 – Zrfuel assembly cover; 4 – fuel elements with reduced fuel contents (0,48 of nominal content) 5 – fuel elements with nominal fuel contents 6 – fuel assemblies with witness- specimen of vessel material 7 – irradiated samples

9. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Placement of the experimental channels and detector blocks of the regular and additional equipment of control system during first criticality The main detectors ASUZ-03R: сhannelsК-1К-8 with the lead protection. In the drawing are marked 4 main used channels of control system ASUZ-03R No. (1÷4). Neutron source: Central experimental channel Detectors of additional equipment: Сalculationallaunch installation CLI 1-1ММ : No. 1 in the detector channel -2 iron-water protection tank or iron-water protection tank No. 2 in the channel inclined experimental channel 2 No. 3 in the inclined experimental channel 4 or inclined experimental channel 6. Neutron activating detectors: central experimental channel (Au – 11 pcs, In – 2 pcs, Ni – 1 pc.) horizontal experimental channel 4-4 (Au –10 pcs., 2 pcs.) vertical experimental channel 1 (Au – 5 pcs.), vertical experimental channel 3 (Au – 5 pcs.) inclined experimental channel 2 (Au – 1 pc.) inclined experimental channel 4 (Au – 1 pc.) inclined experimental channel 6 (Au – 1 pc., In – 1 pc.) marked with red cross.

10. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Cartogramof the first criticality Cartogram for the irradiation of the neutron activating detectors 1– Ni foil; 2 –dismountable fuel assembly; 3 –rabbit 431,5 (Zr); 4 –tube 211 mm (Al); 5 –rod  6 mm (Al) with Au, Ni, In foils

11. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Thermal neutron flux destiny normalized per 1 W of the reactor power in the central experimental channel Thermal neutron flux density normalized per 1 W of the reactor power along the horizontal experimental channel 4-4

12. REACTOR COMPLEX PIK ROAD MAP Reactor WWR-M Proton synchrocyclotron Reactor PIK

13. April, 30, 2013 , PNPI –Gatchina. Experimental Hall of the Reactor PIK

14. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Schedule of the Modernization PIK Engineering Infrastructure

15. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Schedule of the Reconstruction of Laboratory Complex PIK

16. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Schedule of Experimental Stations Construction

17. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Comparison of High-Flux Neutron Research Reactors

18. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH

20. April, 30 2013, PNPI – Gatchina. Neutron Guide Hall

21. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Experimental Stations from GKSS (Hamburg) for Reactor PIK http://lns.pnpi.spb.ru/pnpi-gkss/

22. April, 30, 2013, PNPI – Gatchina. V.V. Putin with H. Dosh and S. Schmidt

23. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Education programs St. Petersburg State University NEW Chair on Neutron and Synchrotron Physics PIK Head of chair and Dean of Physics Faculty Prof. M.V. Kovalchuk

24. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute – Saint Petersburg State University Chair of neutron and synchrotron physics

25. Project for Social Infrastructure for ICNR Gatchina Housing Area PNPI Sports Complex Conference Area Old Hotel New Hotel

26. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Administrative Structure (Proposal) Board of Directors User Center Scientific Council Instrumentation Board Scientific Committees for Realization of User Policy

27. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Workshops - 2013 Meeting on Neutron and X-ray Detectors (Dubna) Chairs: V.N. Shvetsov - A.P. Bulkin April, 26th NRC KI – ILL (Gatchina) Chair: M. Kovalchuk – A. Harrison June, 14th-15th German Neutron Centers - NRC KI Chair: M. Kovalchuk – S. Schmidt October Research Programme Experimental Stations & Research Infrastructure for PIK Education & Exchange Programs For discussion

28. National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” - PNPI Welcome to Gatchina!