PITA-IP22, SUPP II has pointed out that distinct processing advantages may be realized by simplifying the E-N core by minimizing the number of different kinds of charges and the number of target slugs per charge. In an effort to experimentally verify the theoretical effects of converting to a simplified loading, a 102-tube test section, consisting of three 5.0 inch Li-Al target elements per tube was recently charged in H Reactor, under authority of the PITA supplement. The purpose of this document is to evaluate the basic reactivity of the 102-tube test section, and to determine, from an operational physics viewpoint, …
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PITA-IP22, SUPP II has pointed out that distinct processing advantages may be realized by simplifying the E-N core by minimizing the number of different kinds of charges and the number of target slugs per charge. In an effort to experimentally verify the theoretical effects of converting to a simplified loading, a 102-tube test section, consisting of three 5.0 inch Li-Al target elements per tube was recently charged in H Reactor, under authority of the PITA supplement. The purpose of this document is to evaluate the basic reactivity of the 102-tube test section, and to determine, from an operational physics viewpoint, whether full scale operation with the simplified core loading would be feasible.
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