DESIGN OF A HIGH FLUX RESEARCH REACTOR: MIGHTY MOUSE

Technical Report · Fri Oct 31 04:00:00 EST 1958

OSTI ID:4326325

Link, L E; Kelber, C N; Armstrong, R H; Dickson, R F; Heineman, J B; Rohde, R R; Ware, W R

The Mighty Mouse Reactor is a resesrch reactor designed to produce a peak unperturbed thermal flux of 5 x 10/sup 15/ n/(cm/sup 2/)(sec) and to provide a thermal flux over 10/sup 15/ n/(cm/sup 2/)(sec) in a relatively large volume of the reflector. The reactor uses heavy water as coolant, moderator and reflector. The fuel is highly enriched U/sup 235/ contained in and clad with magnesium. The reactor power level is 250 mw. The design provides about 70 experimental facilities. Among these are a vertical thimble in the highest flux which is of particular value in producing isotopes requiring multiple order reaction; horizontal beam holes into high-flux zones for use in diffraction work; and cryostat facilities for low

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Lemont, Ill.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-014991
• OSTI ID: 4326325
• Report Number(s): A/CONF.15/P/423
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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