Power calibration of MNSR using solid state track detector

There are several methods to measure the reactor power. Since the power is directly related to the neutron flux in a reactor, the usual way to measure the power is to detect the neutron flux in the reactor core. The miniature neutron source reactor (MNSR) uses two fission chamber (FC) neutron detectors connected to computer and console control systems to determine the reactor power. These instruments are indicators of power, therefore the output of them has a significant role in reactor safety and needs to be calibrated. Importantly, the calibration measurements should be performed in a neutron-gamma environment very similar to the environment in which they will be used later. The aim of this study is to calibrate the fission chamber detectors in the core of the reactor by using the solid-state nuclear trace detector (SSNTD). The calibration factors of the FC detector related to the computer and control systems are equal to 1.02 and 0.88, respectively.