A set of six detectors take part
in the PRACEN experiment (leray@republique.saclay.cea.fr)
related to the transmutation of nuclear waste and a possible
new way of energy production. This experiment aims to measure
neutron cross-sections issued from spallation reactions by protons
and deuterons on different targets at around 1 GeV. These measurements
are necessary to improve the simulation codes used in the conception
of spallation targets which will be used in the future hybrid
accelerator-reactor systems.
View of a DEMON detector mounted in its shielding at SATURNE.