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Analog program in reactor speed of control studies

Description: One of the characteristics of the safety control system of the Hanford reactors which is of primary concern from the standpoint of reactor safety is the response time. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the safety control system is sufficiently fast-acting to prevent an intolerably large power excursion from developing. An intolerably large power excursion is one that would cause a melting of the uranium while the reactor power is above the previous operating level. The purpose o… more
Date: June 14, 1961
Creator: Cameron, W. D. & Tiller, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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