Physics Research Quarterly Report (July, August, September 1965)

Technical Report · Fri Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 1965

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4555729· OSTI ID:4555729

Worden, J. R. ^[1]; Purcell, W. L. ^[1]; Liikala, R. C. ^[1]; Lanning, D. D. ^[1]; Heineman, R. E. ^[1]; Brown, C. L. ^[1]; Lloyd, R. C. ^[1]; White, J. D. ^[1]; Richey, C. R. ^[1]

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1. Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)

Updates include: (1) Light Moderator Reactor Physics, including Modifications to the Computer Code, THERMOS, and Comparative Studies on Scattering Kernels, and Correspondence Between Calculated and Measured Thermal Utilization; (2) Heavy Moderator Reactor Physics, including PCTR Operational Techniques; (3) Critical Mass Physics, including Nuclear Criticality Safety Study of FFTF Fuel, Measurements of Material Bucklings for 1.002, 1.25, and 1.95 wt% U²³⁵ Enriched Uranium Tube Lattices in Light Water, and Neutron Interaction Between Multiplying Media Separated by Various Materials.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-1830
• NSA Number: NSA-20-022373
• OSTI ID: 4555729
• Report Number(s): BNWL-193
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Buckling
Comparative Studies
Critical Mass
Criticality
Enriched Uranium
Enrichment
FFTF
HEAD ABSTRACT
Heavy Moderator Reactor Physics
Kernels
Light Moderator Reactor Physics
Light Water
Neutron Interaction
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PCTR Operational Techniques
Physics
Scattering
THERMOS
Thermal Utilization
Tube Lattices