SUMMARY HAZARDS REPORT FOR CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS WITH TRA-2 REACTOR

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1954

OSTI ID:4814008

Kerr, G.P. ed.

The TRA-2 (Tubular Reactor Assembly), a water moderated reactor using fuel elements composed of 93.4% enriched U as U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ impregnated Teflon, was designed in order to perform critical experiments to verify the anticipated nuclear and power distribution characteristics of a tubular type aircraft reactor. The core of the TRA-2 is a mockup of the HTRE core. The reactor core is mounted in a hexagonal water tank. Complete descriptions and designs are given for all reactor components. Also included are detailed plans of normal reactor operation, the normal schedule of chemical processing and disposal of reactor products, complete descriptions of safety mechanisms, an analysis of risks and hazards, and the extent of radioactive material and damage to be expected if failure occurs. Included in appendices are lists of the components of the control and safety systems, analyses of the dosage to be expected from radioactive clouds and from cloud rainout, and a discussion of the internal fuse for the TRA-2 reactor. (C.H.)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Dept., Cincinnati
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-171
• NSA Number: NSA-16-005602
• OSTI ID: 4814008
• Report Number(s): APEX-155
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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