Organic Moderated Reactor Quarterly Progress Report: April-June 1957

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1958

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4308317· OSTI ID:4308317

Weisner, E. F. ^[1]

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

Work has been progressing on the development of components and systems for the Organic Moderated Reactor (OMR). Studies are under way for finding optimum parameters of fuel element design, flow rate, temperatures, and pressures in the primary system. Some tests were performed on components of the control rod; several fuel element cladding techniques were tried; and pressure drop measurements were made on representative samples of possible fuel element configurations. Equipment was ordered and some was received which will permit measurement of the physical properties of organics, measurement of gas solubilities, and determination of the components of irradiated o:ganics. Corrosion samples have been sent to the OMRE for insertion when the reactor is loaded. The in-pile specimens are located in dummy fuel elements adjacent to the core; the out-of-pile specimens are located in the by-pass heater loop. (For preceding period see NAA-SR-1936.)

• Research Organization: North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States). Atomics International Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-GEN-8
• NSA Number: NSA-12-006832
• OSTI ID: 4308317
• Report Number(s): NAA-SR--2057
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CORROSION
FUEL ELEMENTS
GASES
HEAT TRANSFER
INSTRUMENTS
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LIQUID FLOW
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