CALCULATED CRITICAL PARAMETERS FOR SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM RODS IN LIGHT WATER
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4833019
Critical parameters for slightly enriched uranium rods in light water are presented. The parameters include minimum critical mass, critical slab thickness, critical cylinder dlameter, critical volume, and minimum critical mass per unit area. The variables are water-to-uranium volume ratio, uranium rod diameter, and U/sup 235/ enrichment. The calculations are based on a semi- empirical method for calculating material buckling derived from a correlation of theory and experimental measurements. The calculated results at 2 and 3.063% U/ sup 235/ are within 3% of the experimental measurements. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Hanford Atomic Products Operation, Richland, Wash.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(45-1)-1350
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-000933
- OSTI ID:
- 4833019
- Report Number(s):
- HW-69273
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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