nucВестник НЯЦ РКNNC RK Bulletin1729-75161729-7885Национальный ядерный центр Республики Казахстан10.52676/1729-7885-2025-2-174-178nuc-852Research ArticleСтатьиМОНТЕ-КАРЛО МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ УСТРОЙСТВА ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ПУЧКА НЕЙТРОНОВ ДЛЯ БОР-НЕЙТРОН ЗАХВАТНОЙ ТЕРАПИИ НА БАЗЕ РЕАКТОРА ВВР-КMONTE CARLO SIMULATION OF A NEUTRON BEAM SHAPING ASSEMBLY FOR BORON-NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY BASED ON THE WWR-K REACTORНесіпбайА. Ж.NessipbayA. Z.

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a.nessipbay@inp.kzСайранбаевД. С.SairanbayevD. S.

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d.sairanbayev@inp.kzГизатулинШ. Х.GizatulinSh. Kh.

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sgizatulin@inp.kzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0304-2049ШаймерденовА. А.ShaimerdenovA. A.

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aashaimerdenov@gmail.comРГП «Институт ядерной физики» МЭ РККазахстанRSE “Institute of Nuclear Physics” ME RKKazakhstan20251407202502174178Copyright © Несіпбай А.Ж., Сайранбаев Д.С., Гизатулин Ш.Х., Шаймерденов А.А., 20252025Несіпбай А.Ж., Сайранбаев Д.С., Гизатулин Ш.Х., Шаймерденов А.А.Nessipbay A.Z., Sairanbayev D.S., Gizatulin S.K., Shaimerdenov A.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://journals.nnc.kz/jour/article/view/852

В статье представлены конструкция УФПН, предназначенная для горизонтального канала реактора ВВР-К, и ее описание. Приведены результаты расчетного моделирования методом Монте-Карло устройства формирования пучка нейтронов. Показана эффективность устройства с точки зрения нейтронных характеристик и дан сравнительный анализ соответствия полученных характеристик рекомендуемым МАГАТЭ.

The article presents the design of a neutron beam shaping assembly designed for the horizontal beam of the WWR-K reactor and its description. The results of computational modeling by the Monte Carlo method of a neutron beam shaping assembly are presented. The effectiveness of the assembly in terms of neutron characteristics is shown and a comparative analysis of the compliance of the obtained characteristics with the recommended IAEA is given.

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