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The experimental campaign would be performed both in critical and slightly sub-critical configurations, exploiting fission chambers as neutron detectors. The experimental results obtained with the different techniques would be compared one to each other and against high-fidelity, Monte Carlo simulations of the experimental configurations. The project is expected to contribute to the general know-how of experimental techniques for Gen-IV fast reactors, providing specific insights regarding the range of applicability and associated needs of state-of-the-art neutron noise techniques applied to fast systems. In addition to the methodological outcomes, the experimental evaluation of the kinetic parameters featuring VENUS-F would be also valuable for the validation of numerical codes and nuclear data libraries applied to heavy-metal cooled fast reactors, like ALFRED and MYHRRA, contributing to the deployment of the Lead Fast Reactor technology.