EBWR Physics Experiments
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
The results of a number of zero power experiments, as well as the initial power generation experiments, are reported. These include critical mass determinations, control rod calibrations, void and temperature coefficient measurements, determinations of reactivity compensated by steam voids, and the effect of boric acid and control rods on power generation. A low-power, low-pressure, oscillation phenomenon, is described. Except for the latter, virtually all results are understood, quantitatively, by existing boiling reactor theories, although in some cases the desired precision is lacking.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- NSA Number:
- NSA-11-010718
- OSTI ID:
- 4367227
- Report Number(s):
- ANL-5711
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Coefficient Measurement
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Critical Mass
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REACTIVITY
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CONTROL ELEMENTS
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Coefficient Measurement
Control Rod Calibration
Critical Mass
EBWR
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
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REACTIVITY
REACTORS
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