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First wall/blanket/shield design and optimization system

First wall/blanket/shield design and optimization system (BSDOS) has been developed to provide a state-of-the-art design tool for fast accurate analysis. In addition, it has been designed to perform several other functions: (1) allowing comparison and evaluation studies for different concepts using the same data bases and ground rules, (2) permitting the use of any figure of merit in the evaluation studies, (3) optimizing the first wall/blanket/shield design parameters for any figure of merit u… more

Date: February 1, 1988

Creator: Gohar, Y.; Baker, C.; Attaya, H.; Cha, Y.; Majumdar, S. & Scandora, T.

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Computer program SCAP-BR for gamma-ray streaming through multi-legged ducts

A computer program, SCAP-BR, has been developed at Burns and Roe for the gamma-ray streaming analysis through multi-legged ducts. SCAP-BR is a modified version of the single scattering code, SCAP, incorporating capabilities of handling multiple scattering and volumetric source geometries. It utilizes the point kernel integration method to calculate both the line-of-sight and scattered gamma dose rates by employing the ray tracing technique through complex shield geometries. The multiple scatter… more

Date: December 8, 1977

Creator: Byoun, T. Y.; Babel, P. J. & Dajani, A. T.

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Shielding considerations for advanced space nuclear reactor systems

To meet the anticipated future space power needs, the Los Alamos National Laboratory is developing components for a compact, 100 kW/sub e/-class heat pipe nuclear reactor. The reactor uses uranium dioxide (UO/sub 2/) as its fuel, and is designed to operate around 1500 k. Heat pipes are used to remove thermal energy from the core without the use of pumps or compressors. The reactor heat pipes transfer mal energy to thermoelectric conversion elements that are advanced versions of the converters u… more

Date: January 1, 1982

Creator: Angelo, J.P. Jr. & Buden, D.

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Status of reactor-shielding research in the US

While reactor programs change, shielding analysis methods are improved slowly. Version-V of ENDF/B provides improved data and Version-VI will be cost effective in advanced fission reactors are to be developed in the US. Benchmarks for data and methods validation are collected and distributed in the US in two series, one primarily for FBR-related experiments and one for LWR calculational methods. For LWR design, cavity streaming is now handled adequately, if with varying degrees of elegance. Inv… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Maienshein, F.C.

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Superconductivity: Past, present, and future

This paper provides an overview of superconductor research and development activities, with emphasis on the potential of high-{Tc} materials for future applications. Superconductor applications are grouped under the following categories: electronics/instrumentation, bulk material/castings, research devices, industrial/commercial, electric power, and transportation/propulsion. Near-term applications are typically based on thin film and cast forms of high-{Tc} materials, while large-scale applica… more

Date: January 1, 1992

Creator: Uherka, K.L.

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Effect of high aspect ratio on ITER maintenance design

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) baseline machine configuration and auxiliary systems design specify maintainability and repairability as fundamental requirements. Two important maintenance requirements for ITER are a device that is fully remotely maintainable, with the provision for hands-on maintenance wherever possible, and the ability to maintain components with short lives or high failure rates without moving other components or disturbing the machine's internal … more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Herrick, T.J.; Davis, F.C.; Hollis, M.J. & Lousteau, D.C.

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SOILD: A computer model for calculating the effective dose equivalent from external exposure to distributed gamma sources in soil

The SOLID computer model was developed for calculating the effective dose equivalent from external exposure to distributed gamma sources in soil. It is designed to assess external doses under various exposure scenarios that may be encountered in environmental restoration programs. The models four major functional features address (1) dose versus source depth in soil, (2) shielding of clean cover soil, (3) area of contamination, and (4) nonuniform distribution of sources. The model is also capab… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Chen, S. Y.; LePoire, D.; Yu, C. (Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)); Schafetz, S. (Rockland Community Coll., Suffern, NY (United States)) & Mehta, P. (Fayetteville State Univ., NC (United States))

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Engineering considerations of the advanced free electron laser facility

The Advanced Free-Electron Laser (AFEL) is being built at Los Alamos inside a large laboratory building. In addition to cost and available space considerations, several engineering issues affected the design of the AFEL and its facility. The 1300-MHz, 20-MeV electron linac required extensive radiation shielding and a short rf-waveguide run. Free-Electron Lasers (FEL) and photocathode-drive laser optics required a clean, constant temperature environment. New environmental, health, and safety (ES… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Meier, K.L.

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Material Considerations in the Design of a Bulk Shield for the Fusion Engineering Device

The FED bulk shield provides protection from high-energy neutrons and gamma rays and removes nuclear heat generated. Bulk shield optimization calculations were conducted using the Los Alamos ONEDANT discrete ordinates and the General Atomic PATH point kernel codes. Six candidate steel alloys were considered.

Date: January 1, 1981

Creator: Kirchner, J. & Engholm, B. A.

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CRBRP reactor system shield design and impact of new materials irradiation damage data

Structural materials radiation damage data have received considerable attention in the design of LMFBR permanent reactor structures. A recent FFTF/CRBRP structural materials irradiation experiment, conducted as part of the national program plan for irradiation effects on mechanical properties of LMFBR out-of-core structural materials, has found engineering application in setting energy-dependent neutron exposure limits of irradiated structures. This paper describes the impact of the new irradia… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Wrights, G.N.

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SM-1A PROJECT--TECHNICAL MANUAL: CHEMISTRY

A manual is given of the equipment and procedures used in the Army Reactor (SM-1A) to control the water purity and makeup. In addition to a description of the primary purification control system, a discussion is presented of the water chemistry control procedures for the auxiliary systems (e.g., the spent-fuel pit, the shield tank, and the waste disposal system). (T.F.H.)

Date: September 29, 1960

Creator: Chupak, J.

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Cobalt-60 heat source demonstration program. Phase III. Fabrication. Final report

Significant accomplishments completed during Phase III of the /sup 60/Co Heat Source Demonstration program include the following: encapsulation of 2 MCi of /sup 60/Co; fabrication of the heat source, including the ASME coded pressure vessel/core assembly, and biological shielding; endurance testing of a prototype heat pipe for a period of 28 months; fabrication and qualification of the heat pipe emergency cooling subsystem; issue of the safety evaluation report, reference 3, and the operations … more

Date: June 1, 1973

Item Type: Report

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Design studies of a laser fusion power plant

The conceptual design of a laser fusion power plant has been undertaken to exploit recent developments in target design. Advanced high-gain targets which have been developed make it possible to significantly relax the laser and optical system requirements. The power plant design features a reactor concept which utilizes a thick falling region of liquid lithium to protect the first-wall from the neutrons, x-rays, and charged particles that are produced in the thermonuclear microexplosion. The li… more

Date: October 7, 1977

Creator: Maniscalco, J. A.; Meier, W. R. & Monsler, M. J.

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Design analysis and optimization of self-cooled lithium blankets and shields

A study of self-cooled lithium blankets was carried out to define the performance of these blankets and to determine the potential to operate at the maximum possible values of the performance parameters. The main design parameters considered during the course of the study were the tritium breeding ratio, the blanket energy multiplication factor, the energy fraction lost to the shield, the total blanket thickness, the reflector material selection, and the compositions of the different blanket zo… more

Date: February 1, 1988

Creator: Gohar, Y.

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Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) in the TMX-Upgrade tandem-mirror experiment

Results are described of engineering tests of operation of two gyrotrons from one power supply, tests of waveguide components and antennae, antenna design, and the x-ray shielding concept. Finally, we describe considerations of interaction with other system components.

Date: October 1, 1981

Creator: Griffin, D.H.; Rubert, R.R.; Simonen, T.C.; Stallard, B.W. & Wieskamp, T.F.

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Nuclear data relevant to shield design of FMIT facility

Nuclear data requirements are reviewed for the design of the Fusion Materials Irradiation Test (FMIT) facility. This accelerator-based facility, now in the early stages of construction at Hanford, will provide high fluences in a fusion-like radiation environment for the testing of materials. The nuclear data base required encompasses the entire range of neutron energies from thermal to 50 MeV. In this review, we consider neutron source terms, cross sections for thermal and bulk shield design, a… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Carter, L. L.; Morford, R. J. & Wilcox, A. D.

Item Type: Report

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Low-background measurements of neutron emission from Ti metal in pressurized deuterium gas

A wide variety of neutron detector systems have been used at various research facilities to search for anomalous neutron emission from deuterated metals. Some of these detector systems are summarized here together with possible sources of spurious signals from electronic noise. During the past two years, we have performed experiments to measure neutron emission from pressurized D{sub 2} gas mixed with various forms of titanium metal chips and sponge. Details concerning the neutron detectors, ex… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Menlove, H. O.; Paciotti, M. A.; Claytor, T. N. & Tuggle, D. G.

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ICRF (Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies) edge modeling studies

Theoretical models have been developed, and are currently being refined, to explain the edge plasma-antenna interaction that occurs during ICRF heating. The periodic structure of a Faraday shielded antenna is found to result in strong ponderomotive force in the vicinity of the antenna. A fluid model, which incorporates the ponderomotive force, shows an increase in transport to the Faraday shield. A kinetic model shows that the strong antenna near fields act to increase the energy of deuterons w… more

Date: January 1, 1989

Creator: Lehrman, I.S. (Grumman Aerospace Corp., Princeton, NJ (USA). Corporate Research Center) & Colestock, P.L. (Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.)

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Analysis of Radiation Doses from Operation of Postulated Commercial Spent Fuel Transportation Systems

This report contains a system study of estimated radiation doses to the public and workers resulting from the transport of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power reactors to a geologic repository. The report contains a detailed breakdown of activities and a description of time/distance/dose-rate estimates for each activity within the system. Collective doses are estimated for each of the major activities at the reactor site, in transit, and at the repository receiving facility. Annual individ… more

Date: November 1, 1987

Creator: Schneider, K. J.; Hostick, C. J.; Ross, W. A.; Peterson, R. W.; Smith, R. I.; Stiles, D. L. et al.

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Radiation Shielding Design Considerations for Doublet III

Calculations and measurements were made of the bremsstrahlung (x-ray) doses resulting from runaway electron shots at Doublet III. The analysis considered direct, wall-scattered, and skyshine contributions. Reasonably good agreement was obtained between calculations and measurements. The x-ray dose in the control room was about 1 mR per runaway shot, while that at the north boundary was undetectable, with a calculated value of 0.05 mR per shot. These low doses attest to the adequacy of the 2 ft … more

Date: June 1, 1980

Creator: Engholm, B. A.

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Computational determination of ballistic limits for a simple Whipple bumper shield

A series of numerical simulations has been performed using the multi-dimensional hydrodynamics code CTH to computationally determine a ballistic limit for a Whipple bumper shield. The ballistic limit is generally characterized as a critical diameter such that particle diameters greater than the ballistic limit will generate debris clouds that will penetrate the rear wall and particle diameters less than the ballistic limit will not. The particular shield design used for these analyses is define… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Hertel, E.S.; Chhabildas, L.C.; Yarrington, L. (Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)) & Hill, S.A. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL (United States). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center)

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Comparison of Calculated and Experimental Neutron Attenuation and Streaming Data for Fusion Reactor Design

Integral experiments that measure the neutron and gamma-ray energy spectra resulting from the attenuation of approx. 14 MeV T(D,n)/sup 4/He reaction neutrons in laminated slabs of stainless steel type 304, borated polyethylene, and a tungsten alloy (Hevimet) and from neutrons streaming through a 30-cm-diameter iron duct (L/D = 3) imbedded in a concrete shield have been performed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The facility, NE-213 liquid scintillator detector system, and experimental tech… more

Date: January 1, 1980

Creator: Santoro, R. T.; Alsmiller, R. G., Jr.; Barnes, J. M. & Chapman, G. T.

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A user's guide to CEPXS/ONELD Version 1. 1

This is the user's guide to CEPXS/ONELD Version 1.1, a code package for coupled electron-photon transport in one-dimensional slab geometry. The code package consists of the multigroup cross-section generating code, CEPXS; the preprocessor code, PRE1D; the discrete ordinates code, ONELD; and the postprocessor code, POST1D. In Version 1.1, new features have been implemented through several new keywords. Since Version 1.0 keywords are still applicable, this document should be considered as an adde… more

Date: October 1, 1991

Creator: Lorence, L. J., Jr.

Item Type: Report

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IN-PILE GAS-COOLED FUEL ELEMENT TEST FACILITY

Paper presented at American Nuclear Society Meeting, June I8-21, 1962, Boston, Mass. Design and operating problems of unclad and ceramic gas-cooled reactor fuels in high temperature circulating gas systems will be studied using a test facility now nearing completion at the Oak Ridge Research Reactor. A shielded air-tight cell houses a closed circuit gas system equipped for dealing with fission products circulating in the gas. Experiments can be conducted on fuel element performance and stabilit… more

Date: July 10, 1962

Creator: Zasler, J.; Huntley, W. R.; Gnadt, P. A. & Kress, T. S.

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