A Correlation of the Critical Conditions for Homogeneous Bare Reactors

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1959 · Nuclear Science and Engineering

OSTI ID:4236668

Pinkel, B. ^[1]; Young, G. B. W. ^[1]

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1. RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA (United States)

A method of correlating the critical conditions of bare homogeneous reactors is presented. This method is applied to the results of an 18-group analysis for a series of bares colds homogeneous reactors comprised of pure U²³⁵ and the moderators H₂O, D₂O, LiH, Be, BeO, and C over a wide range of moderator to uranium mole ratios. The properties contained in the correlation parameters used are the bucklings the transport mean free path, the ratio of U²³⁵ volume to total reactor volumes the moderator thermal absorption cross section, the neutron energy degradation parameters and the moderator to uranium mole ratio.

• Research Organization: RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• NSA Number: NSA-13-017435
• OSTI ID: 4236668
• Journal Information: Nuclear Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Nuclear Science and Engineering Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2; ISSN 0029-5639
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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