Nuclear Criticality Research at the University of New Mexico

Conference · Sat May 10 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:543262

Busch, R. D. ^[1]

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1. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Two projects at the University of New Mexico are briefly described. The university`s Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department has completed the final draft of a primer for MCNP4A, which it plans to publish soon. The primer was written to help an analyst who has little experience with the MCNP code to perform criticality safety analyses. In addition, the department has carried out a series of approach-to-critical experiments on the SHEBA-II, a UO₂F₂ solution critical assembly at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The results obtained differed slightly from what was predicted by the TWODANT code.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 543262
• Report Number(s): LA-13277-C; CONF-9405144-; ON: DE97007297; TRN: 97:020303
• Resource Relation: Conference: Nuclear Criticality Technology Safety Project Workshop , Williamsburg, VA (United States), 10-11 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the nuclear criticality technology safety project; Sanchez, R.G. [comp.]; PB: 184 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
42 ENGINEERING
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
CRITICALITY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
M CODES
MANUALS
URANIUM OXIDES
FLUORIDES
LANL
ZERO POWER REACTORS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
MCNP4A Primer
MCNP Code
SHEBA-II
TWODANT Code