Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant (Technical Progress Report July 1963 - September 1963)

Technical Report · Mon Dec 30 04:00:00 EST 1963

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4114728· OSTI ID:4114728

Progress in the development of the Sioux Falls Power Reactor is reported. Information is presented on: design of underwater control-rod cutting facility; xenon transient studies; dynamic performance; pre-critical testing; rod drop calculations; and design of instrumented superheater fuel element assemblies.

• Research Organization: Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, WI (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Northern States Power Company; Central Utilities Atomic Power Associates (CUAPA)
• NSA Number: NSA-18-009634
• OSTI ID: 4114728
• Report Number(s): ACNP-63034
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL ELEMENTS
CRITICALITY
Control Elements
Control Rods
Corrosion
DELAYED NEUTRONS
EQUATIONS
FABRICATION
FUEL ELEMENTS
Fuel Elements
HEAT TRANSFER
INSTRUMENTS
MEASURED VALUES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MONITORING
MULTIPLICATION FACTORS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PLANNING
POISONING
POWER PLANTS
PROMPT NEUTRONS
Poisoning
Pre-Critical Tests
Pressure Control
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REMOTE CONTROL
RODS
SERVOMECHANISMS
SHUTDOWN
STABILITY
SUPERHEATING
TEMPERATURE
TESTING
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
TRANSIENTS
WATER COOLANT
XENON