IER 499 Thermal Epithermal eXperiments with Highly Enriched Uranium and Chlorine (TEX-Cl) CED-3B
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
The Thermal Epithermal eXperiments (TEX) with highly enriched uranium (HEU) and chlorine (TEX Cl) experiment, IER 499, was executed at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) in July - August 2024 by the following members of the Advanced Nuclear Technology Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory: Theresa Cutler, Peter Brain, Travis Grove, Rene Sanchez, Alex McSpaden, Kristin Stolte, Zach Lemke, Kenny Valdez, Charlie Kiehne. The experiment was born out of necessity for nuclear criticality safety validation of the capture cross section of 35Cl. This cross section plays an important role in nuclear criticality safety at both Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Y-12 National Security Complex. This work sought to validate the Cl capture cross section through the construction and measurement of three separate critical configurations.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 2447437
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--24-29456
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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