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YANKEE CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS HAZARDS SUMMARY REPORT

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4196458
The hazards associated with a series of experiments in the Yankee Power Reactor in which the water-to-uranium metal ratio is 2.23 to 1 are evaluated. Descriptions are given of the site, reactor facility, and reactor control system. An accident and hazards analysis was made relative to failure or malfunction of components, hazards from human error, sabotage, and hazards occurring from nature. The maximum credible accident and its consequences are discussed. (C.J.G.)
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Atomic Power Dept., Pittsburgh
NSA Number:
NSA-14-009213
OSTI ID:
4196458
Report Number(s):
YAEC-31(Suppl.)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English