Plutonium Utilization Program: Technical Activities Quarterly Report (June, July, August 1969)

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1969

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4726655· OSTI ID:4726655

Dawson, F. G. ^[1]

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

Plutonium Utilization Program updates include: (1) Reactor Neutronics, including Program BUFIT: A Least Squares Code for the Analysis of Burnup Data, Multiplication Dependence on Energy and Angular Detail in Transport Theory Calculations, Heterogeneity Correction to Fast-Fissions, An Equivalence Approximation for Use in Applying the Dunn Flux Peaking or Dipping Correction to Pin Activities, Batch Core Burnup Data, and PRTR Batch Core-Critical Test No. 4; (2) Fuels Technology, including PRTR High Power Density Fuel Evaluations, PRTR Extended Burnup Fuel Evaluations, High Exposure Plutonium Studies, Defect Testing, and Instrumented Fuel Tests; (3) Reactor Safety, including ZODIAC-ALTHAEA Comparison with Pu Enriched Fuels, Power Distribution Calculations in Oyster Creek Fuel Assemblies Using Uranium and Plutonium, and Transient Testing; (4) PRTR, including Reactor Operations, and Process Technology

• 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-24-007353
• OSTI ID: 4726655
• Report Number(s): BNWL-1224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Assemblies
BURNUP
Burnup
COMPUTERS
CRITICALITY
Criticality
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
FAST NEUTRONS
FAST REACTORS
FUEL ELEMENTS
Fuel
N30130 --Metals
Ceramics
& Other Materials--Metals & Alloys--Properties Evaluations
N30250 --Metals
Ceramics
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N38500 -- Research & Test Reactors & Critical Assemblies
N38700* --Reactor Components
Fuels & Accessories
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OPERATION
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
PROGRAMMING
PRTR
Plutonium Enrichment
RADIATION EFFECTS
REACTOR SAFETY
Reactor Operations
Reactor Safety
TESTING
Technology
Quarterly Report
URANIUM DIOXIDE
Uranium