LATTICE MEASUREMENTS WITH 7-ELEMENT UO$sub 2$ CLUSTERS IN ZED-2. PART I: BUCKLINGS OVER A RANGE OF SPACINGS WITH THREE COOLANTS

Technical Report · Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1962

OSTI ID:4811448

Beer, G A; Hone, D W

Buckling measurements were made in ZED-2 in a series of hexagonal lattices of 55 7-element UO/sub 2/ clusters with spacings from 18 cm to 36 cm. Three materials in the cluster coolant region were investigated: D/sub 2/O of moderator purity; helium, to simulate a voided condition; and an organic liquid, HB-40. The experimental results were compared with values calculated using the latest Chalk River lattice recipes. Buckling measurements made previously with these 7-element UO/sub 2/ clusters in ZEEP are in agreement with the measurements made in ZED-2. A short description of the ZED-2 reactor is included. (auth)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario (Canada)
• NSA Number: NSA-16-026461
• OSTI ID: 4811448
• Report Number(s): CRRP-1072; AECL-1505
• Country of Publication: Canada
• Language: English

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REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
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FUEL ELEMENTS
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HELIUM
MEASURED VALUES
ORGANIC COOLANT
REACTOR CORE
REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
VARIATIONS
ZED-2
ZONES