ZERO-POWER EXPERIMENTS ON THE ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR (ALPR)
Results are summarized for zero-power measurements carried out on the AeLPR to stady the characteristics of fuel assembly arrays, burnable poison strips, and control rods. The criteria were stable reactor operation at the design power of 3 Mwt, enough explicit and inherent reactivity for reactor operation for as long as 3 years, and enough control capacity for shutdown at any time during the core cycle. Two reference cores were used in the measurements: a final reference 40-fuel-assembly core for 3 Mwt operation and a reference 59-fuel- assembly loading for possible use at higher power levels in another plant. Aspects of design of the core and control system are discussed. (D.L.C.)
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., Ill.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-024516
- OSTI ID:
- 4026016
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-6078
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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