OPERATION OF AN IN-REACTOR LOOP CAPSULE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF "G" VALUES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NO$sub 2$ IN N$sub 2$-O$sub 2$ SYSTEMS
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4149708
The results of in-reactor loop capsule experiments to determine the feasibility and economic potential of producing nitric acid by the nuclear nitrogen fixation reactor (NNFR) are given. The NNFR process uses the kinetic energy of fission fragments to fix nitrogen in the presence of oxygen for nitrogen dioxide. Equipment, techniques, and instrumentation were developed and perfected which permitted an in-reactor yield measuremert using fissile smoke dispersed in a 4:1 nitrogen-oxygen gas mixture at 1000 psi and 200 tained C. Q quantum yield of 7.3 and 7.4 molecules per 100 ev (G values) was measured. On the basis of these data, the NNFR showed a payout time of 3.7 years or less, at an operating level of 107,000 tons per year of nitric acid. (C.J.G.)
- Research Organization:
- Aerojet-General Nucleonics, San Ramon, Calif.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-018976
- OSTI ID:
- 4149708
- Report Number(s):
- TID-5693
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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