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HOLD-UP TIMES FOR SAFE FUEL ROD REMOVAL FROM THE SCHENECTADY REACTOR

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4329481
Upon removal from the Schenectady reactor, a fuel rod is lifted from the Na coolant into a He filled cavity above the reactor. Due to the difference in heat transfer coefficients for the two mediums, and due to continued heat generation in the rod, a problem of maintaining safe temperatures exists. The hold-up times, time between shutdown and rod removal, required for the maintenance of safe temperatures were calculated for reactors operating at 10 and 30 Mw. (D.E.B.)
Research Organization:
Knolls Atomic Power Lab., Schenectady, N.Y.
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-52
NSA Number:
NSA-12-001064
OSTI ID:
4329481
Report Number(s):
KAPL-M-RJF-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English