Analysis of reactivity-insertion accidents in the TREAT Upgrade reactor

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5701437

Rudolph, R R; Bhattacharyya, S K

The expansion of the experimental capabilities of the TREAT Upgrade (TU) reactor also tends to increase the potential risks associated with off-normal reactivity insertion incidents compared to the TREAT reactor. To provide adequate prtection for the public and the facility, while meeting experimenter's requirements, a specialized Reactor Trip System (RTS) with energy-dependent scram trips on reactor power and period has been developed. With this protection strategy, the consequences of reactivity insertion accidents in the TU reactor have been analyzed using a general methodology developed earlier. Results of these analyses are presented.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5701437
• Report Number(s): CONF-831047-28; ON: DE83014676
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 30 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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