"PROSERPINE," A HOMOGENEOUS CRITICAL EXPERIMENT WITH PLUTONIUM

Technical Report · Sat Oct 31 04:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4279367

Bertrand, J; Bonnaure, P; Clouet d'Orval, C; Corpel, J; de Lemare, J; Lecoustey, P; Prevot, I; Roche, R; Sauve, M; Tachon, J; Vendryes, G

Proserpine'' is a zero power reactor which uses plutonium as a sulfate solution in light water. The main features of its design are directed towards minimizing the critical mass and towards safety in connection with contamination hazards. The core, beryllium oxide reflector, control devices, and fissile material circuits are described in detail. The experimental criticality studies are discussed. (W.D.M.)

• Research Organization: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris
• NSA Number: NSA-13-007139
• OSTI ID: 4279367
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/1203
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ACCIDENTS
BERYLLIUM OXIDES
CONTROL ELEMENTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLANT LOOPS
CRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
CRITICALITY
EFFICIENCY
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
FUEL SOLUTIONS
HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
PLANNING
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM SULFATES
PROSERPINE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
REFLECTORS
REPROCESSING
SERVOMECHANISMS
SULFATES
WATER
WATER MODERATOR