SOME OPERATION EXPERIENCE WITH THE SWISS POOL-TYPE REACTOR SAPHIR

Technical Report · Fri Oct 30 23:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4283594

Alder, F; Colomb, A; Hunzinger, W; Hurlimann, T; Winkler, H

An account is given of the major changes on the swimming pool reactor operated by the USAEC at the first Geneva Conference now operating at Wurenlingen. The calibration of the control rods and the measurement of their release time are described. Several critical arrangements are shown. The flux distribution and power calibration are given. The temperature, power, and xenon effects are discussed. The influence of beam holes on reactivity is shown. The results are given for several methods of determining the pool water activity. The decay of N/ sup 156/ in the hold-up tank was measured. (W.D.M.)

• Research Organization: Reactor Ltd., Wurenlingen, Switzerland
• NSA Number: NSA-13-007105
• OSTI ID: 4283594
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/260
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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CONFIGURATION
CONTAMINATION
CONTROL ELEMENTS
COOLANT LOOPS
CRITICALITY
DECAY
EFFICIENCY
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON FLUX
NITROGEN 16
POISONING
RADIOACTIVITY
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
RODS
SAPHIR
SHUTDOWN
STANDARDS
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE
TUBES
VESSELS
WATER COOLANT
WATER MODERATOR
XENON