HEALTH PHYSICS RESEARCH REACTOR HAZARDS SUMMARY

Technical Report · Mon Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4798057· OSTI ID:4798057

Lundin, M. I.

The Health Physics Research Reactor is an essentially unmoderated, unreflected, uranium-molybdenum alloy assembly that is capable of producing self- limiting promptcritical bursts with yields of the order of 10/sup 17/ fissions. The design and performance characteristics, although similar to Godiva assemblies, are improved by the use of the alloyed fuel material for the core assembly. The reactor will be utilized in the Dosimetry Applications Research Facility (DOSAR) constructed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the furtherance of the health physics and biomedical research programs. The design of the reactor and its controls and the siting of the facility are such that normal operation of the reactor will not involve radiation levels that are hazardous to either operating personnel or to the general public. The facility will safely handle the postulated maximum credible accident of 10/sup 19/ fissions. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-16-030140
• OSTI ID: 4798057
• Report Number(s): ORNL-3248
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACCIDENTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENT
FISSION
FUEL ELEMENTS
MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PERSONNEL
PLANNING
POWER
PULSES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION PROTECTION
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH REACTORS
URANIUM ALLOYS