Upgrade of the Budapest neutron activation analysis laboratory
Just 1 year after the Budapest Research Reactor went critical on 29 March 1959, the Neutron Activation Analysis laboratory started its operation. During the past 55 years this laboratory contributed to many important innovations in NAA and gamma spectroscopy, including the k0 standardization, irradiation site characterization, detector efficiency calibration and gamma spectroscopy. From 2012, the laboratory is being revitalized and instrumentally modernized. This paper gives a comprehensive overview of the present technical capabilities, the ongoing upgrade program and the prospects for future utilization. The analysis protocols are discussed in details to give guidance to our user community.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry