Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment Safeguards Summary
- North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States). Atomics International Div.
A description is presented of the Organic Moderated Reactor Experiment (OMRE), of the hazards associated with this experiment, and of the safe-guards taken to ensure the safety of the operating personnel and the population of the surrounding area. The OMRE facility is located at the National Reactor Testing station at Arco, Idaho. It includes the reactor, its cooling system, and auxiliary equipment, as well as the buildings and services associated with the installation. It is to operate for one year and provide the information required to determine the feasibility of the concept of using a hydrocarbon as moderator, reflector, and coolant in a nuclear reactor under conditions of exposure to heat and radiation of interest in the generation or useful power. Various extreme accidents and hazards and their possible consequences are analyzed, and the safety measures taken to prevent their occurrence are described. It is concluded that even in case of the most improbable and most extreme credible accident, the OMRE will not constitute a hazard to the population of the surrounding area.
- Research Organization:
- North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States). Atomics International Div.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-006191
- OSTI ID:
- 4307822
- Report Number(s):
- NAA-SR--2323
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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