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Physics Performance of the EBWE in Its Zero to 100 Mw Operation

Description: The distribution of fuel elements in the EBWR core is described. Spike elements with boron steel strips were provided in the core for burnup allowance. A calibration of the control rod system with Zircaloy followers was made. Void coefficient measurements were made for two different H/sub 3/BO/sub 3/ concentrations. Power runs were made, and reactivity loss vs. power characteristic was obtained. Steam remaining in the core, or carryunder,'' was indicated. Some of the spikes were remov… more
Date: June 1963
Creator: Iskenderian, H. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Development and Testing of UO2 Fuel Systems for Water Reactor Applications: Summary Report, July 1, 1961 - June 15, 1962

Description: From introduction: "The work described in this report represents the Joint United States - European Atomic Energy Community effort which is in keeping with the spirit of cooperation in contributing to the common good by the sharing of scientific and technical information and minimizing the duplication of effort by the limited pool of technical talent available in Western Europe and the United States."
Date: June 1962
Creator: Murtha, B. E. & Chernock, W. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SL-1 Annual Operating Report: February, 1960-January 3, [1961]

Description: The Stationary Low Power Reactor No. 1 (SL-1) was a boiling water reactor demonstration plant for remote military bases. The plant had been operated by Combustion Engineering, Inc. from February, l959 until January 3, 1961 at which time a nuclear excursion rendered the plant inoperable, This report summarizes the of operations of maintenance, test, health and safety, and administrative activities for the year February, 1960 until the incident.
Date: June 15, 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of SCTI Control System

Description: Introduction: This report has been prepared to document the extensive analytical work required to design the control system for the Sodium Components Test Installation (SCTI), constructed for the Atomic Energy Commission at the Atomics International field laboratory.
Date: December 1, 1964
Creator: Griffin, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Boiling Depressurization Transients

Description: Abstract: An analytical and experimental effort toward a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in nuclear power reactor loss-of-pressure accidents is presented.
Date: August 1, 1964
Creator: Halfen, F. J. & Berganzoli, F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design for a Fast Flux Liquid Metal Loop in the Advanced Test Reactor

Description: The purpose of this document is to present criteria for the Titles I and II design of the Fast Flux Loop Facility which is to be a part of the Advanced Test Reactor. This facility is to be used for irradiation of fast reactor assemblies under simulated fast reactor operating conditions.
Date: July 1962
Creator: Babcock & Wilcox Company. Atomic Energy Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Device for Continuous Detection of Hydrogen in Sodium

Description: Abstract: A device to detect the presence of hydrogen in sodium has been developed. Such a device, installed in a sodium heated steam generator, would signal the presence of water in the sodium resulting from a leak in the sodium-water barrier.
Date: December 15, 1960
Creator: Strahl, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reduction of Liquid Radioactive Wastes to Solids: Scouting Tests

Description: Abstract: Scouting experiments indicated that calcination of highly active Darex and Sulfex decladding and Purex extraction wastes will not release hazardous amounts of fission products to the atmosphere. Simulated wastes containing up to 90 curies/liter or activity were evaporated and calcined to 750°C and the off-cases passed through a condenser and a series of caustic scrubbers. Less than 0.1% of the fission products was released, of which ruthenium was 10-90%. Fission product release was… more
Date: November 24, 1958
Creator: Hancher, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas-Cooled Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report: June 1960

Description: Report documenting ongoing research and developments at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Gas-Cooled Reactor Project. Design Investigations: The effects on the power distribuestablished. A mathematical model was developed for studying shifting of the coolant stream as it moves along a rod in order to predict the temperatures of the parallel streams as they progress through the reactor. A fuelelement life code developed for computing the internal temperature structure, the amount of fission g… more
Date: August 22, 1960
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Power Density Development Project: Sixteenth Quarterly Progress Report, January-March 1964

Description: Development of nuclear reactor cores having high power density, long fuel life, and low fabrication costs is the objective of this program sponsored by the AEC. Five tasks are in progress: (1) Task 1A-High Power Density Fuel Development, (2) Task 1B-Fuel Fabrication Development. Assembly, (3) Task II-Stability, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, (4) Task III-Physics Development, and (5) Task IV-Co-Ordination and Test Planning.
Date: April 1, 1964
Creator: Holladay, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Steady-State Recirculated Reactor Stability and Operational Characteristics - Water and Metal Temperature Coefficients

Description: It is desirable that a reactor exhibit a self-regulating effect. If this were not true any disturbance to the reactor would result in a continual increase in the magnitude of the disturbance and the reactor would be unstable. In this investigation the reactor is considered to have two reactivity feed-backs: metal temperature and water temperature reactivity effects. These two variables through a metal temperature coefficient and water temperature coefficient determine not only the reactor stabi… more
Date: December 23, 1959
Creator: Allen, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study Report: High Speed Data Acquisition System for PRTR

Description: High speed data handling and computing systems are coming into increasing use in the automatic control of complex industrial processes. One of the next significant developments in reactor design is believed to be the application of high speed data handling and control systems to nuclear reactors. This document is a study of such a system intended for use with the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor.
Date: January 20, 1960
Creator: Clark, R. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Tests for PRT Reactor

Description: This document authorizes the performance in accordance with the specifications noted, the PRTR Critical Tests described herein. The experiments described have the following objectives:
Date: July 1, 1960
Creator: Triplett, J. R.; Anderson, J. K.; Peterson, R. E.; Regimball, J. J.; Russell, J. T.; Schmid, L. C. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Power Density Development Project: Fourteenth Quarterly Progress Report, July-September 1963

Description: Development of nuclear reactor cores having high power density, long fuel life, and low fabrication costs is the objective of this program sponsored by the AEC. Five tasks are in progress: (1) Task 1A-High Power Density Fuel Development. The number of assemblies has been reduced to seven as a result of the failure of two pellet fuel assemblies. The average burnup of the group operating as of September 1 is 7500 MWD/T. (2) Task 1B-Fuel Fabrication Development. Assembly. Assembly 12S gave positiv… more
Date: October 1963
Creator: Holladay, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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