CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LPTR FAST NEUTRON IRRADIATION FACILITY

Technical Report · Fri Sep 20 04:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4123096

Cummings, G E; Pefley, Jr, G V

The fast neutron irradiation facility put into operation at the Livermore Pool Type Reactor was designed to irradiate samples in a neutron flux having an energy distribution approximating a U/sup 235/ fission spectrum. Two uranium-aluminum alloy plates convert the thermal neutrons (from a graphite thermal column) to fission energy neutrons, yielding a flux between 10/sup 10/ and 10/sup 11/ n/cm/sup 2/-sec in the sample location. The air-cooled plates produce 900 w of power with the LPTR at a nominal power level of 2 Mw. (auth)

• Research Organization: California. Univ., Livermore. Lawrence Radiation Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• NSA Number: NSA-18-004854
• OSTI ID: 4123096
• Report Number(s): UCRL-7513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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MATERIALS TESTING
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