A Subcritical Assembly for Training and Education Use at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory [Slides]
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris (France). Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Sufficient AGN-201M fuel plate material exists at Y-12 to support the development of a new, inherently safe, subcritical assembly for use in NCS training courses at ORNL. Four experiments with the ORNL subcritical assembly are possible and feasible. Future work includes the final design of the core and reflector and split table component design specifications. The ORNL Material Demonstration Facility (MDF) may be used to 3D print ORSA stand/table components and graphite reflector. Researchers will consider fuel coatings for contamination control, rather than an Al can. A visit to Y-12 will be made to determine the location of AGN fuel plates and remaining fuel transportation considerations. Final facility location will be considered
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1900600
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2022 ANS Annual Meeting, Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022), Anaheim, CA (United States), 12-16 Jun 2022; Related Information: https://www.ans.org/meetings/am2022/session/view-1124/#paper_2974
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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