Experimental Studies on the Kinetic Behavior of Water Boiler Type Reactors

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4306725· OSTI ID:4306725

Remley, M. E. ^[1]; Flora, J. W. ^[1]; Hetrick, D. L. ^[1]; Muller, D. R. ^[1]; Gardner, E. L. ^[1]; Wimmer, R. E. ^[1]; Stitt, R. K. ^[1]; Gamble, D. P. ^[1]

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1. North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States)

The KEWB Program is devoted to the study of the dynamic behavior of homogeneous type research reactors. The objectives of this program include studies to develop better and more complete understanding of phenomena which contribute to the kinetic behavior and the inherent safety of the water boiler reactor. The approach to the objectives has been to construct a prototype 50 kw homogeneous reactor with the necessary auxiliary apparatus and to study the transient behavior of the system as a function of the more significant parameters which affect this behavior. These include the amount of reactivity release, rate of reactivity release, initial core pressure, initial core temperature, initial reactor power, and void volume above the core.

• Research Organization: North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• NSA Number: NSA-12-015064
• OSTI ID: 4306725
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/1079
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
BOILING
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLANT LOOPS
DIAGRAMS
HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS
KEWB
Logarithmic channel
MODERATORS
NEUTRON FLUX
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PRESSURE
Pressure pulse
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
STABILITY
TEMPERATURE
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
TRANSIENTS
WATER COOLANT
ZONES