Plutonium Recycle Critical Facility Final Safeguards Analysis

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4790644· OSTI ID:4790644

Anderson, J. K. ^[1]; Winegardner, W. K. ^[1]

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1. General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation

The Plutonium Recycle Critical Facility (PRCF) is a very low-power experimental reactor and is designed to supplement the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor (PRTR). The Critical Facility will be used for the determination of basic nuclear constants of heterogeneous reactors recycling plutonium, to assist in planning PRTR fuel loadings, to obtain reactivity measurements of reactor fuels, and for exponential, approach-to-critical, and critical experiments. A description of the reactor, building, and associated equipment is presented. A description of the anticipated operating program and operating procedures is also included. Reactor safeguards aspects of possible equipment malfunction and procedural errors are analyzed and inherent reactor safety features are described.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-1350
• NSA Number: NSA-16-011950
• OSTI ID: 4790644
• Report Number(s): HW--69168
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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