SUMMARY REPORT OF PHYSICS MEASUREMENTS ON SM-1 CORE I

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

OSTI ID:4831737

Weiss, S H

All core physics experiments performed on SM-1 Core I and SM-1 Rearranged and Spiked Core 1 throughout core life are summarized. These measurements were obtained on site during the 16.4 MWYR lifetime of SM-1 Core 1 and 1.6 MWYR lifetime of SM-1 Rearranged and Spiked Core 1. SM-1 Core 1 was the first stainless steel--UO//sub 2/ dispersion core to burn out in the Army Nuclear Power Program. Experimental techniques are described and a complete history of fuel movements in the core presented. Measurements include control rod bank positions during all core conditions, temperature and pressure coefficients, control rod calibrations, transient poison effects, source multiplication, and stuck rod positions. The effect of core rearrangement and spiking on core reactivity and core life is also reported. Applicable measurements from the SM-1 zero power experiments are included. (auth)

• Research Organization: Alco Products, Inc., Schenectady, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-16-023256
• OSTI ID: 4831737
• Report Number(s): APAE-96
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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