HEAVY WATER MODERATED POWER REACTORS PROGRESS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1959

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4176958· OSTI ID:4176958

Hood, R R; Isakoff, L comps

At the end of November, 20% of the construction and 80% of the firm design of the Heavy Water Components Test Reactor (HWCTR) were complete. Proof testing of various seals and mechanisms for the HWCTR continued satisfatorily. Further analyses are given of the transient behavior of the HWCTR isolated coolant loops and of the experimental data on the nuclear effects of hot moderator. The results of additional fabrication and irradiation tests of uranium metal and uranium oxide are recorded. The manufacture of tubular metallurgical joints between Zircaloy and stainless steel is also reported. (See also DP-415.) (auth)

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Atomic Energy Div., Wilmington, Del.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-011291
• OSTI ID: 4176958
• Report Number(s): DP-445
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

COOLANT LOOPS
FABRICATION
HEAVY WATER MODERATOR
HWCTR
JOINTS
METALLURGY
MODERATORS
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SEALS
STAINLESS STEELS
TEMPERATURE
TESTING
TRANSIENTS
TUBES
URANIUM
URANIUM OXIDES
ZIRCALOY