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Title: SAFEGUARDS EVALUATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND REACTOR

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4168141

The University of Maryland Reactor (UMR) is a 10-kw light water- moderated. graphite-reflected. open-topped tank reactor. Maximum unpenturbed thermal flux is 2.5 x l0/sup 11/ n/cm/sup 2/-sec. The experimental facilities consist of two beam tubes, one through tube, a thermal column, and a - sample- holding fuel element. The reactor and nuclear characteristics, the site, and building are described. The administration and operation of the reactor are outlined. The analysis of reactor hazards is presented. (W.D.M.)

Research Organization:
Maryland. Univ., College Park; Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Nuclear Power Dept., Washington, D.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-015049
OSTI ID:
4168141
Report Number(s):
UMNE-1
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English