EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF HRE-3 BREEDING RATIO
The accuracy with which the breeding ratio of HRE-3 could be determined after a period of reactor operation was investigated. Inaccuracies in measurement of the core U/sup 233/ inventory and blanket U/sup 233/ and Pa/sup 233/ inventories appear to be the major sources of error. Appreciable errors could result from attempting to determine these inventories by sampling the reactor contents. For example, if generalized attack on stainless steel is at a rate of 1.0 mpy and if the associated film of corrosion products is 1% uranium, failure to account for this fuel in evaluation of the core inventory would cause an error of about 5% in the breeding ratio. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-010982
- OSTI ID:
- 4322867
- Report Number(s):
- CF-58-5-79
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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