THE INFLUENCE OF RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION OF FISSION PRODUCT DECAY IN THE MSRE PUMP BOWL AND OFF-GAS LINE

Technical Report · Fri Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4025947

Nestor, C W

A study was naade of the influence of residence time distribution on fission product decay in the MSRE pump bowl and off-gas line. The calculated decay rates in the pump bowl do not differ by more than 30% for a large variation in the assumed shape of the distribution; however, for the same variation there may be a difference of a factor of 10 in activity entering the off-gas line. If one compares an exponential distribution with a gamma distribution with parameter 2, the difference is a factor of 2; these distributions are felt to be physically reasonable ones. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-15-024521
• OSTI ID: 4025947
• Report Number(s): CF-61-6-85
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
COOLANT LOOPS
DECAY
DISTRIBUTION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FLUID FLOW
FUSED SALT FUEL
GAS FLOW
MSRE
PUMPS
RADIOACTIVITY
REACTORS