STORED ENERGY: GROWTH AND ANNEALING STATUS OF GRAPHITE MODERATOR IN THE BNL RESEARCH REACTOR. Final Report

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4277594· OSTI ID:4277594

The present sthtus, past annealing procedures and experiences, future annealing procedures, annealing sehedule, revised annealing procedure (1958), procedure for combating a graphite fire in fuel channel, high-temperature stored energy, and graphite burning experiments are reportcd for the BNL Research Reactor. The following subjccts are discussed in the appendixes: control of radiation damage in a graphitc reactor; annealing of graphite moderator structure in the BNL; annealing operation in BNL graphite reactor; effect of pile radiation on mechanical and other properties of graphite; neutron sensing instrumentation; instrumentation for sensing fuel failures; thermocouple pattern for enriched fuel loading; environmental hazard from a molten fuel element; retention of volatile flssion products on filters; retention of volatile fission products on water tube coolers; retention of volatile fission products in molten fuel plates; and release of the lowtemperature stored energy in the BEPO Pile. (W.L.H.)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-13-011442
• OSTI ID: 4277594
• Report Number(s): BNL-4124
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Contains reports BNL-275(Del.) and BNL-255. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTORS
ABSORPTION- BGRR- FILTERS- FISSION PRODUCTS- REACTOR SAFETY- REACTORS- RESEARCH REACTORS- VOLATILITY
ABSORPTION- BGRR- FISSION PRODUCTS- FUEL ELEMENTS- MELTING- PLATES- REACTOR SAFETY- REACTORS- RESEARCH REACTORS- VOLATILITY
ANNEALING- BGRR- COMBUSTION- CONTROL- ENERGY- EXPANSION- GRAPHITE- GRAPHITE MODERATOR- HIGH TEMPERATURE- PERFORMANCE- REACTOR CORE- REACTOR SAFETY- REACTORS- RESEARCH REACTORS- STORAGE
BEPO- BGRR- CONTROL- ENERGY- GRAPHITE- GRAPHITE MODERATOR- LOW TEMPERATURE- REACTOR SAFETY- REACTORS- RESEARCH REACTORS- STORAGE
BGRR- BURNOUT- CONTAMINATION- ENVIRONMENT- FAILURES- FUEL ELEM