Criticality Alarm System Verification at the Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility: Past Experience and Present Capabilities

Conference · Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6725729

Plassmann, E. A. ^[1]; Spriggs, G. D. ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility (LACEF) has been involved in the testing and evaluation of criticality accident alarm systems since 1980. At that time, we designed and built the solution critical assembly SHEBA for this purpose. The response of the alarms to neutron pulses was done using the GODIVA-IV Burst Assembly. Currently, SHEBA and a new fast assembly, SKUA, are being modified for burst operation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6725729
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-3730; CONF-8809144-7; ON: DE89003482
• Resource Relation: Conference: DOE Nuclear Criticality Technology and Safety Project Criticality Alarm System Workshop, Richland, WA (United States), 20-22 Sep 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
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DESIGN
NEUTRON FLUX
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DATA
INFORMATION
RADIATION FLUX
REACTOR SHUTDOWN
SHUTDOWNS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility (LACEF)
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Godiva-IV Burst Assembly
Sheba
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Burst Operation
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