A CRITICAL FACILITY FOR THE ETR--A PROPOSAL

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1956

OSTI ID:4328162

deBoisblanc, D R

This proposal describes a zero-power critical facility which will be a mock-up of the Engineering Test Reactor Reactor core. The purpose of this facility, which is reflected in the conceptual design, is to provide an assembly which will duplicate the ETR in respect toi (1) critical mass, (2) flux distribution, (3) fuel weighting function, (4) poison weighting functions, and (5) arrangemert of experimental assemblies. In addition, the flexibility is such as to permit determination of ETR excess reactivity, cycle times, and reactivity hazards for certain reactor and experiment failures. It is proposed to house the facility in a Service and Test building. The preliminary cost estimate exclusive of building, fuel and beryllium reflector is ETR elements and that 36 MTR beryllium A-pieces will serve as reflectors. (auth)

• Research Organization: Phillips Petroleum Co. Atomic Energy Div., Idaho Falls, Idaho
• DOE Contract Number: AT(10-1)-205
• NSA Number: NSA-12-002077
• OSTI ID: 4328162
• Report Number(s): IDO-16348; PTR-50
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BERYLLIUM
BUILDINGS
CRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
CRITICALITY
DISTRIBUTION
ECONOMICS
ETR
EXCURSIONS
FAILURES
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUELS
MASS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MOCKUP
NEUTRON FLUX
PHYSICS
PLANNING
POISONING
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTORS
REFLECTORS
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
WEIGHT