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Critical Experiment Programs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Support of the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's Nuclear Criticality Safety Program

Journal Article · · Nuclear Science and Engineering
OSTI ID:20804875
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (United States)
Much of the research performed at the Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility (LACEF) today is in direct support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP). A key component of this support includes performing high-priority critical and subcritical experiments and then analyzing and documenting those experiments as benchmarks for the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP). The current complement of five operational critical assemblies is described, and an overview of LACEF support for the DOE/NNSA NCSP and the ICSBEP is presented.
OSTI ID:
20804875
Journal Information:
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 145; ISSN NSENAO; ISSN 0029-5639
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English